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