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EMEA INCIDENT INTELLIGENCE


PPE in high demand during early months of pandemic


The supply and demand nature of the black market for stolen goods also prompted a spate of thefts of Personal Protective Equipment as offenders looked to cash in one of the most sought-after products to help fight the outbreak of the coronavirus. In addition to the €5m theft of face masks previously highlighted in Spain, TAPA’s IIS was also notified of cases involving:


• Millions of respiratory masks stolen from an Aviation Transportation Facility in Kenya on 20 March


• 680,000 face masks from an unknown location in the Czech Republic on 17 March


• 500,000 face masks taken from a truck in France as it headed to towns across the Spanish border on 7 May


• 200,000 face masks disappeared from a truck parked at a motorway service area in Spain on 8 May


• 50,000 medical suits were taken from a shipping warehouse in Turkey on 7 April


• 50,000 respirators from a Destination Facility in Cologne, Germany, on 16 March


• A shipment of hand sanitiser from a truck at a MSA in Odsmalsbron in Sweden on 6 April


• Boxes of facemasks were taken from an Authorised 3rd Party Facility in Moscow on 19 March


1,670 Recorded incidents in 2020H1


5 151 25 43


UNITED KINGDOM Recorded incidents by region


• East of England - 357 • South East - 261 • Yorkshire and the Humber - 223 • East Midlands - 194 • West Midlands - 172


• Protective medical gowns and gloves from an Authorised 3rd Party Facility in Bergen, Norway, on 20 March


• Protective face masks from a vehicle in Coulounieix-Chamiers in France on 18 March


Demand for another highly-publicised type of product during the lockdown was also reflected in the theft of 130,000 toilet rolls from trailers in Walsall in the United Kingdom on 20 March.


Anecdotal evidence may also suggest an increase in cases of ‘stealing to order’ for goods in such high demand during the early months of the pandemic. TAPA recorded a higher than usual number of incidents in which multiple vehicles in parking locations had their tarpaulin curtains slashed but no goods were taken in the attacks, indicating the offenders had very specific types of products in mind – and, probably, black market customers already lined up to buy the goods.


Losses reported to TAPA EMEA in 46 countries


Five countries accounted for 87% of all cargo thefts recorded by TAPA’s IIS in this six-month period:


• United Kingdom – 1,670 incidents or 50.9% of the half-year total, as TAPA saw an immediate benefit from its new data sharing agreement with NaVCIS Freight, the UK law enforcement agency


• Germany – 827 or 25.2% • Netherlands – 170 or 5.1% • Spain – 129 or 3.9% • Russia – 63 or 1.9%


Seven further countries reported double- digit losses in this reporting period:


• Italy – 52 incidents


• Denmark – 51 • South Africa - 38 • Romania - 35 • Belgium – 29 • Hungary - 24 • Czech Republic – 19


TAPA also continued to see more reporting of cargo crimes in Africa, with incidents recorded in 19 nations: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Côte d’lvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.


UNITED KINGDOM 15 42 223 194 172 169 261


• Greater London - 169 • North West - 151 • South West - 43 • North East - 42 • Wales - 25 • Scotland - 15 • Northern Ireland - 5


Note: The locations of 13 incidents were unknown.


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In the UK, the 88.2% of recorded crimes with a value produced a total loss of €53,215,364 or an average for all incidents with a value of €36,102.


Top 10 most stolen types of products = 96.6%


• Unspecified – 608 (36.4%) • Miscellaneous – 350 (20.9%) • Tobacco – 176 (10.5%) • Food & Drink – 146 (8.7%)


• No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 131 (7.8%)


• Clothing & Footwear – 72 (4.3%)


• Furniture/Household Appliances – 49 (2.9%)


• Cosmetics & Hygiene – 38 (2.2%) • Car Parts – 34 (2.0%) • Computers/Laptops – 16 (0.9%)


Top 5 types of incident = 96.8% • Theft from Vehicle – 1,394 (83.4%) • Theft of Vehicle – 99 (5.9%) • Truck Theft – 50 (2.9%) • Theft of Trailer – 50 (2.9%) • Theft from Facility – 29 (1.7%) Top 5 types of location = 96.6% • Unclassified Parking Location – 854 (51.1%) • Unknown – 341 (20.4%) • Destination Facility – 239 (14.3%) • En Route – 134 (8.0%) • Services 3rd Party Facility – 48 (2.8%) Top 5 types of M.O. = 99% •


Intrusion – 1,340 (80.2%)


• Unknown – 151 (9.0%) • Theft from Moving Vehicle – 74 (4.4%) • Violent & Threat with Violence – 72 (4.3%) • Deception Other – 20 (1.1%)


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