Spanish woman flies to Morocco to retrieve stolen iPhone

Spanish woman flies to Morocco to retrieve stolen iPhone
AFP
Tuesday 28 January 2025 - 12:57

In an extraordinary effort to recover her stolen iPhone, Cristina Díaz, a Spanish woman, flew to Morocco after tracking the device using Apple’s “Find My iPhone” feature.

Recounting her experience on TikTok, Diaz said that the iPhone 15 Pro Max was stolen in Madrid, where police informed her that a search warrant was unattainable because the device was located in a private residence.

Weeks later, Díaz discovered the device had moved to Morocco and, unable to recover her valuable data, decided to fly to Morocco and take matters into her own hands.

Upon arriving in Morocco, she sought help from local police, who she praised for their swift response. Within an hour, they secured a search warrant and deployed a team of around 20 officers to the phone’s last known location.

“The Moroccan police were incredible. In less than an hour they had a search warrant,” Díaz said.

Although the thieves had already moved the device, Díaz’s persistence, aided by her Apple Watch, helped identify the suspected residence. Police uncovered other stolen items, including multiple phones and laptops, and pressured the suspect into revealing the iPhone’s new location in a nearby field.

“In less than three hours I had my phone,” Díaz said, highlighting the stark difference between the responses of Spanish and Moroccan authorities.

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