Theft of valuable cargo is nothing new in the United States or anywhere else. But it's a little unusual because it was a lobster shipment that was stolen, prompting some cute lasting characters from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to get to the bottom of this case – and you would oil believe that they are on roll.
A shipment of lobsters worth $400,000 went to Costco Location in Illinois and Minnesota was stolen before arriving at delivery points.
Dylan Rexing, CEO of Indiana-based logistics company Rexing Companies, said the shipment was picked up in Taunton, Massachusetts, but never reached its destination. WWLD reported. Reksing told the publication that the robbery appeared to be part of an organized group of cargo thieves targeting high-value products.
“This is a huge problem for the entire country,” Rexing told WFLD. “This directly impacts businesses and contributes to higher prices for consumers.”
The FBI is investigating the case lobster batch theft. No arrests were reported.
It should be noted that lobsters are indeed a valuable target. Lobster prices seem I'm a little crazy right nowbut are still hovering around $10 a pound. That's less than the price of a really good steak (and by “good” I mean Black Angus), but it's still valuable enough that victims of theft will feel pinch.
If the FBI catches up with the thieves, they will definitely be safe. hot water. Once the Bureau gets involved, thieves will have a hard time finding shell-ter. The Department of Homeland Security is mussel– I am also participating in the investigation.
Earlier this year, the Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) began Operation Boiling Point to combat organized crime in retail trade. In its announcement of the operation, HSI said it estimates cargo theft results in annual losses of $15 billion to $35 billion.
HSI said organized groups of thieves often target cargo at ports of entry, truck stops, freight trains and at various points along the supply chain while goods are in transit. Additionally, HSI noted that while organized groups of thieves targeting cargo may not necessarily be involved in organized retail crime, “they may be associated with regular buyers/buyers who purchase stolen goods.”
Jokes aside, this is part of a serious problem. Losses from cargo theft, as noted above, are around $15-35 billion annually, and while HSI doesn't give specific details, it does make one wonder how much of that theft comes directly from the big trucks that are the red cells of the nation's bloodstream; and furthermore, it makes one wonder about the thousands of unvetted and unvetted illegal immigrants who have been issued commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) in states like California.
There's a lot of cargo there tide in these installations. The Trump administration should take another look at this and perhaps give investigators license to krill.
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As of this writing, there has been no confirmation of rumors that a certain jolly old elf will be making an extra trip to deliver an extra lobster gift to all the good girls and boys, but then, Santa Claws been busy the last 24 hours or so.
I'll be here all week. Try the lobster. Unless, of course, it was stolen.
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