$400K Seafood Cargo Theft Targets Costco Supply Chain
TL;DR
A series of seafood thefts in New England, including $400,000 worth of lobster destined for Costco in Illinois, involved sophisticated fraud and impersonation by criminals, highlighting a growing problem of cargo theft that impacts consumers and businesses alike.
- $400K in lobster meat destined for Costco stores in Illinois, Minnesota stolen by a fraudulent trucking company: broker ABC7 Chicago
- Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England CNN
- Authorities investigating theft of $400K worth of lobster The Portland Press Herald
- $400,000 worth of lobsters bound for Costco locations in the US were stolen in the latest high-profile cargo theft Business Insider
- ‘A very sophisticated crime’: $400K in seafood stolen in transit to Costco MyNorthwest.com
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