TAPA IIS INTELLIGENCE ASIA PACIFIC INCIDENTS


TAPA APAC was notified of six losses in January, including a €1,777,000 theft of computers/laptops from a container which was en route in Penang, Malaysia. This crime, although added to the IIS database in January, occurred on 26 December. In this case, police later arrested the gang members involved who, the report stated, had targeted the same company twice previously.


Four of the six incidents gave a value, producing a total loss figure of €1,998,310 or an average of €499,577.


The United Kingdom and the Netherlands recorded 90% of all cargo thefts in January


Recorded incident rates in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands accounted for 90% of the monthly total; the 230 crimes reported in the UK represented 76.1% of the January figures, while a further 13.9% or 42 took place in the Netherlands. Germany was the only one of the remaining 9 countries to record a double-digit loss rate in January, with 12 incidents or 4%.


Losses were seen in 15 TAPA IIS product categories, although in 124 or 41.1% of crimes, the goods stolen were unspecified. 35 thefts of Tobacco were notified to TAPA during the month, and the other product categories with 10 losses or more were:


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• Food & Drink – 23 (7.6%) • Cosmetics & Hygiene – 21 (7.0%) • Miscellaneous – 20 (6.6%) • Clothing & Footwear – 18 (6.0%) • Furniture/Household Appliances – 17 (5.6%) • No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) – 12 (4.0%)


The three most recorded types of incidents last month all involved trucks; Theft from Vehicle – 249 incidents or 82.5% of the total, Theft of Vehicle – 15 or 4.9% and Theft from Trailer – 7 or 2.3%. The majority of these crimes saw offenders targeting trucks in unsecured parking locations, 220 incidents overall or 72.9% of all crimes recorded during the month. Intrusion was the most stated modus operandi used by cargo thieves, while 25 crimes involved the M.O. of Violent & Threat with Violence.


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Country Johnson Matthey


Premier Logistics Solutions The ILS Company


Blue Star Security, Ltd. NEW MEMBERS Website


United States www.matthey.com United States www.premier3pl.com United States www.ilscompany.com


United States www.bluestarsecurityltd.com


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Atta-Trans Limited DKSH Hong Kong Ltd


NNR Global Logistics (HK) Limited N.F. Smith & Associate


BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd Unilever Philippines Inc


Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Malaysia


Philippines Website


www.webb-site.com www.dksh.com


www.nnrglobal.com www.smithweb.com www.bsigroup.com www.unilever.com.ph


India recorded four cargo crimes, including one major loss; a Theft of Vehicle on 7 January in Kerala State which was carrying jewellery/precious metal. The remaining incident – a Theft from Vehicle crime and loss of tobacco products - was recorded in western Australia.


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