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Cargo Thieves * Mexico - Getting More Aggressive and Sophisticated
Mexican Situation Getting Extreme; 40 Attacks since 2008 for Third Largest Steel Maker
Mexico City,MEX -Supply Chain Digest -June 2, 2009: -- Across the globe, cargo robberies and hijackings are increasing in frequency, violence, and sophistication... Once largely the province of amateurs, the practice is now largely run by professionals, with hundreds of known gangs in Europe alone. A relatively modest problem in the US, cargo theft is a major and growing problem in many parts of Europe, South America, Malaysia and Mexico – and increasingly violent... “Our trucks always travel in Mexico with an armed guard,” a director of transportation for GM told SCDigest last year... With a huge chunk of Mexican government and police resources tied up in the fight against the drug cartels there, thieves are ramping up their efforts to steal freight, says a story today from Reuter’s news... The thieves not only carry heavy fire power, but increasingly sophisticated equipment to unload the stolen cargo and move it quickly to the black market. Everything from steel to coffee to food products is being targeted... A steel industry association in the country says robberies against its members rose by 250 percent in 2008, making away with some 12,500 tons of steel worth some $11 million. The pace has been maintained or accelerated in 2009... Law enforcement officials in Mexico say the drug wars may be partly responsible, as some members of the drug gangs splinter off and look for lucrative lines of work less targeted right now by authorities...
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