News / No let-up in cargo crime during pandemic, as gangs target PPE shipments

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More than €85m-worth of products were stolen from supply chains in 46 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2020.

While TAPA noted that ad hoc thieves had been thwarted by global lockdowns, organised crime groups continued to operate and target specific goods such as PPE, food and drink.

Some 3,278 incidents were recorded, of which 96 were ‘major’ and accounted for more than €52m, with an average shipment value of €542,761.

Computers accounted for €9.9m, pharmaceuticals ...