Weekly Intelligence Note 11 January 2021

Report Highlights:

• West Africa: Gulf of Guinea continues to be world’s hotbed for piracy
• Algeria: Three arrested for truck theft, drug promotion, and possession of hallucinogenic tablets
• South Africa: Alleged Cash-in-Transit robber injured in attempt to blast open a van
• Russia: Police use CCTV cameras to identify and find suspect in truck Hijacking
• Zimbabwe: Armed theft of USD $2.5 million and ZWL$40,000 from Cash-in-Transit truck
• China: Tightened import restrictions causing long rail freight backups at China-Kazakhstan border
• Brazil: Police Station specializing in highway cargo theft opens in State of Bahia
• Mexico: Authorities arrest known cargo and car thief while in possession of sawed-off shotgun and jamming device
• United States: Cargo ship carrying three large container cranes docks at Port of Oakland