Huffington Magazine Issue 41 | Page 43

COURTESY OF PAUL BOKEN APPLE PICKING Hong Kong or Rio de Janeiro. The trade has grown so vast and lucrative that it’s attracted organized crime and alleged terrorist organizations, from Mexican drug cartels to the militant group Hezbollah. About 40 percent of thefts in major American cities now involve cell phones, according to the Federal Communications Commission, which collects statistics from police departments. Washington, D.C., reported 54 HUFFINGTON 03.24.13 percent more cell phone robberies in 2011 than in 2007. In New York City, Apple’s i ۙH\˜