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Weird Theft A truckload of live goods worth $400,000 Lobster Going to Costco stores may be part of something bigger robbery ringOfficials say.
were bound for lobster costco place in Illinois And minnesotaBut thieves hijacked the truck before it could be delivered. fox business,
Dylan Rexing, CEO of Rexing Companies, an Indiana-based logistics business, said WFLD The shipment was picked up in Taunton, Massachusetts, but then disappeared. His company was transporting lobsters.
Rexing said the robbery may have been part of an organized incident. theft of goods Ring that is targeting high-value products.
“This is a big issue across the country,” Rexing told WFLD. “This directly impacts businesses and contributes to higher prices for consumers.”
Rexing said that losing $400,000 worth of products would force them to stop hiring for a long time and would also impact the bonuses they expected to pay their employees.
The FBI is investigating the theft, but no arrests have been announced.
Homeland Security Investigations announced earlier this year that it would be attempting to crack down on retail crime. Through its “Operation Boiling Point”, investigators hope to cut down on cargo theft, which can cause between $15 to $35 billion in annual losses for companies.
According to federal officials, theft gangs are organized and typically target cargo ports of entry, truck stops, freight trains and other locations. supply chain Where they can access the goods during transit.
The agency said individuals who steal from cargo haulers may not be directly connected to groups that steal from retail stores, but added that they “may be connected to common fences or fence pickers who are purchasing stolen goods.”
The theft incident has also attracted the attention of the transport department. In September, the agency sought input from law enforcement, transportation agencies, freight carriers and other experts on how it could better protect American cargo from theft.
“Cargo theft is a growing concern for the U.S. transportation system, costing the economy billions annually. These crimes include opportunistic ‘outright theft’ of trailers, containers, and loads at truck stops or multimodal distribution centers and highly coordinated operations conducted by organized criminal networks,” the DOT said in its request. “Both categories cause significant economic losses, disrupt supply chains, and in some cases finance widespread illicit activities such as drug trafficking, counterfeiting, and human trafficking.”