British YouTuber tracks missing AirPods from Dubai to Pakistan – here's what happens next!

Dubai: A British YouTuber just pulled off something nobody expected. Miles Routledge, known online as 'Lord Miles,' spent an entire year tracking down his missing AirPods that somehow ended up in Pakistan. The twist? He actually got them back.

The heist that started it all

While checked into a Dubai hotel, British travel vlogger Miles Routledge noticed his AirPods were gone. He immediately put them into Lost Mode, enabling remote location pings and an alert tone each time the buds came online. What happened next turned into a cross-border detective story that nobody saw coming.

The 24-year-old YouTuber watched his AirPods travel from Dubai all the way to Jhelum, Pakistan. For 12 months, he tracked their location through Find My iPhone, posting updates that slowly went viral across social media platforms.

From memes to mission

Instead of buying new AirPods like a normal person, Routledge decided to turn this into content. His posts about the earbuds gained traction, with thousands following his year-long tracking mission. The internet ate it up.

"My AirPod pros have been lost for a year in Pakistan and guess who's going to go there next week and get his property back!" he posted on Twitter, complete with screenshots showing the exact location in Jhelum.

The Pakistan police get involved

Here's where the story gets wild. When Routledge actually flew to Pakistan, local police in Jhelum didn't just brush him off. They took his case seriously and launched an actual investigation to recover the gadget. In fact, Jhelum police successfully recovered the pair of AirPods, a year after they were lost in Dubai.

The police didn't stop there. After helping him recover the AirPods, they bought him lunch, apparently.

The internet reacts

Social media exploded with reactions ranging from amazement to disbelief. Some people called it dedication, others called it insane. The consensus? It would have been cheaper to just buy new AirPods, but where's the fun in that? The story highlights how Apple's tracking technology works across international borders, but also shows what happens when someone has too much time and a YouTube channel to maintain.

The year-long international saga officially ended with Routledge getting his AirPods back, Pakistan police getting positive international coverage, and the internet getting a story that sounds too bizarre to be true. Routledge proved that sometimes the most ridiculous plans actually work. His AirPods are back in his possession, his YouTube channel got massive attention, and he probably has enough content for months.

Total cost of new AirPods: $249. Cost of flying to Pakistan and creating viral content: Priceless. The case is now closed, the AirPods are recovered, and the internet has a new favourite story about what happens when technology meets determination meets social media fame.