Stolen freight does not disappear anymore
More than 400,000 KitKats were stolen in transit, but the product itself is still traceable. Nestlé’s response shows how even a chocolate bar can carry the signal after the load is gone.

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More than 400,000 KitKats were stolen in transit, but the product itself is still traceable. Nestlé’s response shows how even a chocolate bar can carry the signal after the load is gone.
Cargo theft persists even with all checks passed, revealing gaps in freight verification.
Danielle Spinelli’s CHP ride-along exposed massive organized rail cargo theft in the Mojave Desert. Broken seals and empty boxes litter the tracks as theft rings use slow trains, shoelace markers and on-site pallet breaking to steal millions.
The owner of an Amazon delivery service provider was recently convicted of defrauding the retailer of nearly $10 million.
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Members of an organized criminal gang that stole trucks with millions of dollars of merchandise received prison sentences ranging from nearly three years to 13 years.
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Regional airline Air Cargo Carriers has paid a settlement to resolve charges it defrauded the U.S. Postal Service by fudging time stamps to hide late deliveries.
A family-owned San Francisco tile business was defrauded of nearly $200,000 in merchandise when criminals used fake credentials to orchestrate a strategic cargo theft.
U.S. authorities have forced a $1 million settlement payment from a Miami-based all-cargo airline for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Postal Service.
Most of the companies in our industry are being robbed by people using the equivalent of a ladder and basic tools.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Office of Inspector General recently closed to major cases of fraud and mail theft.
An Amazon driver shot a U.S. Postal Service worker when they crossed paths at an apartment complex.