Speaking to FrontPageAfrica on Carey Street in Monrovia, Peters said despite the economic nose dive in the country, the stolen phone trade is booming. "They are the ones spoiling the image of the second-hand phone business,” he said. It is only when the police comes to arrest someone for selling a stolen phone that one would know,” Rakaza said. The difference in the price between a new phone and a stolen or second-hand phone is huge,” Rakaza said. He illustrated how in one instance, policemen traced a stolen phone to the seller using the BlackBerry Messenger application on the phone.

Source: Front Page Africa February 21, 2017 01:39 UTC