Freightwatch reports Brazil electronics heist

South America

Monday, October 29, 2012

Freightwatch International said a group of armed men stole $1.75 million in consumer electronics from the TAM Cargo warehouse facility in the Viracopos International Airport in Brazil on Oct. 23. The group of five men subdued eight security officials by locking them up in a room. They then made their way into the warehouse and were able to steal the electronic products. Freightwatch said "with the holiday shipping season beginning, cargo theft activity is on the rise....

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