CRIME ANALYSIS - ASIA


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Most supply chain communication platforms are using slogans like Supply Chain Transparency, Intelligent Risk Management, Crystal Clear Visibility …


It looks almost like a new trend to use fancy slogans, but how about real-time Security Monitoring and an Effective 24/7 incident response?


Natural Transparency and Visibility is very important and indispensable for an end-to-end supply chain platform, but isn’t it useless without an adequate alarm response?


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SUPPLY CHAIN CORRUPTION ‘PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN CARGO CRIME TRENDS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA’, REPORT STATES


A new Cargo Theft Report published last month by TT Club and BSI provides insight into crime trends in Asia over the last year…


In the Asia region, India, Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh were the top countries for cargo theft incidents.


Cargo thieves in Asian countries operate relatively similarly, capitalizing on poor access controls at facilities. A significant portion of incidents in China involved thieves stealing goods directly from facilities, a trend demonstrative of a historically low level of access controls exacerbated by an added vulnerability caused by the backlog of goods in warehouses and facilities as a result of limited movement allowed by Covid-19.


Thefts from warehouses and facilities accounted for the majority of thefts in Indonesia, India, and Bangladesh; although thefts from trucks occurred regularly.


The highest number of thefts continued to involve food and beverage products in Asia. Electronics and construction materials ranked second and third, respectively. Despite the pandemic and related lockdowns and restrictions, drug smuggling continued to occur throughout the region, as well as into other regions globally.


Analysis of cargo crime incidents in South East Asia reveals that supply chain corruption plays a significant role in crime trends, representing an underlying issue that exacerbates multiple risks, with corrupt employees removing goods they are transporting or accessing shipments stored


in warehouses or logistics facilities. Thieves, in these instances, generally pilfer small numbers of items but occasionally manage to steal larger quantities of goods.


The most commonly targeted locations in China are warehouses and production facilities; however, organized gangs rarely systematically target warehouses for theft. On most occasions, employees or outside groups collude with corrupt employees, such as warehouse inspectors and other employees seeking financial gains, in order to steal goods from warehouses. The report recommends regularly auditing cargo storage companies in China for stringent employee controls and necessary protective physical security measures.


Organized criminal groups may also collude with corrupt customs and border officials to smuggle illegal drugs into and out of countries, using legitimate cargo. This trend is especially prevalent in the southern region bordering Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, where organized criminal groups often collude with corrupt customs and border officials to smuggle illegal drugs in and out of countries. Similarly, in the Philippines, scandals have emerged in which the government replaced a significant number of corrupt customs officers who were allegedly facilitating the importation of illegal drugs.


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