New York [US], September 23 (ANI): The US Secret Service said on Tuesday that it has dismantled a major network of SIM cards in the New York area that posed a threat to the telecommunication network ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. 'The potential for disruption to our country's telecommunications posed by this network of devices cannot be overstated,' said US Secret Service Director Sean Curran. The US Secret Service noted that the dismantled devices were concentrated within a 35-mile radius of the UN General Assembly venue in New York City. The investigation is being conducted by the Advanced Threat Interdiction Unit, a new section of the Secret Service focused on imminent and significant threats. The US Secret Service confirmed that the investigation remains ongoing.