News / Crime gangs using fake security seals to access China-to-US containers

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The ability to access and replace the seal on containers is triggering increased amounts of cargo crime – while failure to prevent it could see companies facing high costs. 

Yesterday saw eight logistics staff charged with smuggling illegal and counterfeit items through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. 

The defendants, from a mix of trucking and forwarding companies, are accused of being part of a $200m operation, smuggling goods from China into the US. When the contraband containers were selected ...