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Oct 02 2020

Cargo crime not necessarily stopped by the pandemic

The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) took stock of the thievish activities concerning cargo during H1/2020. While cargo thieves in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) were mostly curtailed by the Covid--19 lockdowns across the region, organised crime groups (OCGs) still identified ways to steal products, including high value shipments of personal protective equipment (PPE).

 

Data shared by law enforcement agencies with Tapa’s incident information service (IIS) for the first six months of the year was also interrupted, as police agencies diverted resources to support national lockdown protocols. Read more

 

Source: ITJ