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Highway Robbery - USA - Crime doesn't pay? Tell that to truck cargo thieves.
Dallas,TX,USA -The Dallas Observer, by Jesse Hyde -Nov 9, 2006: -- Cargo theft had always been a problem in the trucking industry, and in the 20 years since Cox quit driving, it had only gotten worse... Every day around the world, high-value cargo is stolen from ships, planes, trains and trucks. In the United States, where 70 percent of all goods are hauled by truck, 18-wheelers are the most common target, especially those carrying electronics, designer clothing, pharmaceuticals, cigarettes and alcohol. Nationally, anywhere from $10 to $15 billion in cargo is stolen annually, according to the FBI. To put those numbers in perspective, that's the kind of business Anheuser-Busch does in a year. Or put another way, that's the GDP of a small African country... (Photos: Cargo thieves sometimes put aluminum foil on satellite tracking systems to block the signal)
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