INCIDENT DATA
Elsewhere in Europe, the true picture of thefts from supply chains is far less clear as TAPA continues to seek reliable and regular sources of intelligence. The number of recorded crimes in May in the following countries, therefore, should not be seen to imply they are any more secure for high value, theft targeted goods in transit:
• Germany – 6 reported incidents in May 2017
• Italy – 3
• Belgium – 2 • Spain – 2 • France – 1
Once again, TAPA is asking all Vigilant readers for any help or contacts they can provide who may be able to contribute cargo crime data in these or, indeed, any countries in the EMEA region. To help, please contact
iis@tapaemea.org
The same story is true in South Africa, as previously stated over the past 12-18 months. In May, only seven cargo theft incidents were added to the IIS database. Surely TAPA members based in South Africa or who are responsible for managing operations there hear and see more incident reports? Do not automatically assume they are being reported to TAPA’s IIS by someone else.
Three countries that only appear in the IIS database infrequently all recorded incidents last month:
• Cyprus – the scene of a Theft of Vehicle loaded with alcohol from a Services 3rd Party Facility in Paphos on 9 May
• Mozambique – a violent robbery of a cash-in-transit truck on 30 May after gang members posed as security guards outside a bank in the coastal city of Beira. One of the guards in the truck was seriously injured in the attack
• Uganda – a Theft of Vehicle and unspecified cargo from an unsecured parking location in Entebbe on 6 May
Thefts recorded in 16 IIS product categories
Losses were recorded in 16 TAPA IIS product categories, with four suffering 10 or more incidents in this reporting period:
• Furniture/Household Appliances – 17 incidents or 8% of the May total
• Food & Drink – 17 or 8% • Clothing & Footwear – 15 or 7%
• No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 11 or 5.2%
€240,000 €267,893
On 19 May, another violent truck hijacking in Pretoria, Gauteng province, resulted in the loss of phones and tablets. According to one report, the truck was forced off the N4 highway by five vehicles carrying armed suspects. In the subsequent shoot-out between the offenders and a security vehicle escorting the truck, both guards were shot, one critically.
The attackers used a GPS jammer to make their getaway. The empty truck was located some hours later.
The second major cargo crime in Spain in May involved a Theft from Facility in Valladolid in the northwest of the country. Thieves targeted high protein wheat that was being stored in a Services 3rd Party Facility. The most surprising aspect of this crime, which was recorded on 13 May, is the fact that the thieves would have operated around 30 truck journeys in order to steal the 900 tonnes of wheat.
€222,785
On 2 May, in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, offenders forced their way through secured gates in order to drive an HGV into a compound at an Aviation Transportation Facility at Bourn Airport. They emptied the contents of several containers – recorded as Tools & Building Materials – into the HGV before fleeing.
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18,000 phones stolen in Malaga
The biggest single loss in May was a shipment of mobile phones valued at €800,000 which was stolen from a Services 3rd Party Facility in Malaga, Spain, on 8 May. Police stated that the thieves broke into the facility and destroyed the CCTV cameras before escaping with 18,000 phones.
The five other crimes reported to TAPA last month with a loss value of more than €100,000 were:
€512,128
This incident involved a Theft of Trailer in Jönköping, Sweden, on 2 May and the loss of Computers/ Laptops.
€377,231
A truck carrying unspecified cargo and en route to Namibia was hijacked on 27 May in Johannesburg in South Africa’s notorious Gauteng province.
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