[Publius6961]

C'mon, what's the big deal? Maybe they were on sale?

Yu forgot the < /sarc > tag.
The fact that they were unpacking them, collecting the power supplies in one container, and removing a specific chip from all the phones might have raised some red flags?

Not all LEOs are total idiots.

[Eagles Talon IV]

"Not all LEOs are total idiots."

Am I supposed to know what this means?

[raygun]

Cites please: removing a specific chip

Thank you.

[ArmstedFragg]

"a specific chip"

As in.... the SIM chip?

Do a search on 'hacking SIM chips' on ask.com for more info.