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Phone-Snatching Gang Leader Sentenced After Violent Crimes

1/23/2026

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Adel Kerari, 27, was arrested in bed by British Transport Police for leading a phone-snatching gang targeting London Underground travelers.
The group committed six violent crimes over 11 days in June 2023, including punching a woman and stealing her phone.
British Transport Police released footage of Kerari's arrest at his west London home.
Kerari was sentenced to two years eight months after pleading guilty to six robbery counts.
His co-conspirators received more than 10 years of combined imprisonment.

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Story summary

Adel Kerari, 27, was arrested in bed by British Transport Police for leading a phone-snatching gang targeting London Underground travelers.
The group committed six violent crimes over 11 days in June 2023, including punching a woman and stealing her phone.
British Transport Police released footage of Kerari's arrest at his west London home.
Kerari was sentenced to two years eight months after pleading guilty to six robbery counts.
His co-conspirators received more than 10 years of combined imprisonment.