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Jul 24, 2013

CARGO THEFT * USA

* Texas - FreightWatch: Increase in cargo theft values buoyed by boosted booze 

(Photo, April 24, 2012: At least five police officers from the municipality of Juan C. Bonilla, in Puebla state were arrested for being involved with a gang of thieves that specialized in stealing combustibles. According to the Attorney General’s Office the gang used to pay bribes to police in exchange of protection and to avoid arrest) 
  Austin,TX,USA -Land Line, by Greg Grisolano -22 July 2013: -- The latest report on cargo thefts from commercial trucks in the U.S. shows a decrease in the frequency of such incidents, but an increase in the dollar value of the stolen merchandise... FreightWatch International’s latest quarterly report incorporates updated data from June of 2013. The organization, which specializes in tracking supply chain information and cargo thefts worldwide, notes that delays in incident reporting have caused “measurable increases” in the theft volumes they publish. Totals for this quarter are expected to surpass those of the first quarter of 2013... In the second quarter of 2013, FreightWatch recorded a total of 194 thefts in the U.S., with 45 instances in April, 66 in May and 83 in June. The average loss value per incident during the quarter was $164,594, a 27 percent increase in value and a 12 percent decrease in volume, compared with the same timeframe in 2012. Compared with the first quarter of this year, it represents a 4 percent increase in value and a 15 percent decrease in volume... OOIDA Security Operations Director, Doug Morris, said he’s skeptical of an overall decrease in theft occurrences...

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