Weekly Intelligence Note 2 August 2021

Aug. 4, 2021

Report Highlights:

South Africa: Record copper prices have triggered an increase in Hijacking incidents
United Kingdom: Thieves steal cash and food worth about £70,000 from family-run business
France: Driver sentenced to prison for attempt to smuggle seventeen people into Great Britain
Morocco: Police force arrests gang of mechanics and receivers specializing in theft and resale of truck trailers and parts
India: Airport inspector arrested for theft of 995g of gold from customs warehouse
South Africa: Police in Durban fire rubber bullets and tear gas to prevent looting of Alcohol from warehouse
Brazil: Two retired military policeman killed during attempted theft of truck carrying R$3 million of cell phones
Mexico: Authorities recover MXN $1.5 million load of stolen cashew nuts
United States: Congested railroad ramps lead to supply chain bottleneck in Chicago
Canada: Border workers vote for possible strike on August 6, affecting commercial traffic and international shipping