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CARGO CRIME * USA and Canada
* Texas / USA - Drug smuggling trucker commits suicide when stopped for inspection
Lufkin,TX,USA -Penton Media/Fleet Owner -Oct 31, 2011: -- A truck driver pulled over for a logbook check and commercial vehicle inspection shot himself and died in an apparent response to fear that marijuana he was smuggling in the cab of his rig would be discovered... Mason Burks, 46, of Springfield, MO, shot himself in the chest after being stopped by a state trooper along U.S. Highway 59 in Lufkin, TX. A stash of 603 lbs. of pot was discovered in the sleeper of Burks’ rig, according to Texas Dept. of Public Safety spokesman Greg Sanches... Possession of the amount of drugs discovered is a first-degree felony, punishable by up to life in prison, Sanches said...
* Ontario /Canada - It was a professional thief, not driver, that led police on truck chase
Toronto,ONT,USA -Truck News -Nov 2, 2011: -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says a much-publicized truck chase in Ontario is an indication that cargo crime is a growing problem... The organization says while media reports focused on the 'trucker' who led the police chase along the QEW in a tractor pulling an empty flatbed trailer, in reality the trailer carried a load of wafer board when originally pilfered from a Niagara area truck stop... The CTA also takes issue with the driver being referred to as a 'trucker' when it appears he was a professional thief - not driver. The driver was out on bail after being charged in December 2010 for possessing a load of stolen Sony Playstations valued at $1 million, the CTA indicated... The CTA, meanwhile, has developed a Cargo Crime Incident Report in partnership with the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Truck fleets are encouraged to report cargo theft incidences so the industry can better understand the true costs and strengthen its lobbying efforts for harsher sentences...
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