{"id":86244,"date":"2026-02-12T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/891773603"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:06:09","slug":"crabs-cologne-and-contraband-cargo-crimes-spike-across-freight-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/crabs-cologne-and-contraband-cargo-crimes-spike-across-freight-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Crabs, cologne and contraband: Cargo crimes spike across freight lanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.freightwaves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11\/Cargo-crime_2026-1200x675.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>A wave of recent enforcement announcements in the U.S. and Canada illustrates how cargo crime now spans cyber-facilitated freight fraud, bulk narcotics concealment inside commercial trailers, and export smuggling schemes embedded within legitimate logistics flows.<\/p>\n<p>From stolen truckloads of frozen seafood and blueberries to record-setting methamphetamine seizures at the border, authorities say increasingly sophisticated criminal networks are targeting North America\u2019s freight system at multiple points.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cargo-theft-scheme-nets-seafood-blueberries-and-cologne\">Cargo theft scheme nets seafood, blueberries and cologne<\/h2>\n<p>Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts charged a New York man in what officials describe as a coordinated, cyber-assisted cargo theft conspiracy, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ma\/pr\/new-york-man-charged-multi-state-organized-cargo-theft-conspiracy\" target=\"_blank\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Romoy Forbes, 31, allegedly participated in a scheme that involved hacking into legitimate trucking carrier email accounts, impersonating carriers to book loads, and diverting freight for resale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex my-20 justify-center w-full overflow-hidden fw-ad-id-470282\">\n<p> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/21776187881\/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1&#8217;, [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0&#8217;).defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); });\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"omeda-post-content\">\n<p>According to charging documents, the thefts included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>33,750 pounds of frozen snow crab <\/strong>valued at $325,000 stolen from a Worcester, Massachusetts, warehouse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A shipment of blueberries<\/strong> taken in Winslow Junction, New Jersey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximately $433,830 worth of designer cologne <\/strong>stolen in Ronkonkama, New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authorities allege that instead of completing deliveries, the goods were diverted and offered for illicit resale to a contact saved in a phone as \u201cMy customer for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-record-meth-seizure-at-u-s-canadian-border-crossing\">Record meth seizure at U.S.-Canadian border crossing<\/h2>\n<p>Canadian authorities announced what they described as the largest narcotics seizure ever at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 22, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers, supported by a detector dog team, examined a commercial truck returning to Canada from the U.S. and discovered 12 boxes containing 692-pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside the truck and trailer, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/border-services-agency\/news\/2026\/02\/arrest-made-following-seizure-of-over-300-kg-of-meth-at-abbotsford-huntingdon-port-of-entry-in-bc.html\" target=\"_blank\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex my-20 justify-center w-full overflow-hidden fw-ad-id-476434\">\n<p>window.googletag=window.googletag||{cmd:[]};googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.defineSlot(&#8220;\/21776187881\/FW_MidArticle_Native&#8221;,[&#8220;fluid&#8221;],&#8221;div-gpt-ad-1770219682475-0&#8243;).addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();googletag.enableServices();});<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Officials said the seizure represents the largest narcotics interception in the port\u2019s history. The driver, identified as Satnam Singh, was arrested and charged with:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of importation into Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-heroin-seized-from-truck-entering-ontario-from-u-s\">Heroin seized from truck entering Ontario from U.S.<\/h2>\n<p>In a separate cross-border operation, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and CBSA seized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/border-services-agency\/news\/2026\/01\/opp-and-cbsa-seize-42-kg-of-heroin-entering-ontario-from-united-states.html\" target=\"_blank\">93-pounds of alleged heroin<\/a> from a tractor-trailer attempting to enter Canada from Buffalo at the Peace Bridge port of entry.<\/p>\n<p>With the assistance of a CBSA detector dog, officers located 93-pounds of heroin concealed in the trailer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex my-20 justify-center w-full overflow-hidden fw-ad-id-470312\">\n<p> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/21776187881\/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3&#8217;, [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0&#8217;).defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); });\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Authorities estimated the street value at $5.2 million. Officials also seized the tractor, trailer and two cellphones as offense-related property.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-4m-marijuana-shipment-bound-for-uk-intercepted\">$2.4M marijuana shipment bound for UK intercepted<\/h2>\n<p>In Philadelphia, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/philadelphia-cbp-officers-bag-24-million-weed-shipment-destined-uk\" target=\"_blank\">481 pounds of marijuana<\/a> concealed inside 80 boxes manifested as clothing and destined for Oxford, England.<\/p>\n<p>Officers discovered 405 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana across seven of the boxes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The drugs carried an estimated U.S. street value of $2.4 million, with authorities noting it could fetch two to three times that amount in Europe.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ketamine-hidden-in-ethernet-spool-bound-for-belgium\">Ketamine hidden in ethernet spool bound for Belgium<\/h2>\n<p>CBP officers in Louisville, Kentucky, also intercepted nearly seven pounds of ketamine hidden inside a spool of ethernet cable in a shipment manifested as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/caught-trying-transmit-drugs-not-data-cbp-discovers-ketamine-hidden\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cEthernet Cable\u201d<\/a> and destined for Belgium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex my-20 justify-center w-full overflow-hidden fw-ad-id-470314\">\n<p> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/21776187881\/fw-responsive-main_content-slot4&#8217;, [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0&#8217;).defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); });\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A CBP canine alerted to the shipment, leading to the discovery of three concealed packages of ketamine valued at approximately $50,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-70k-in-unreported-currency-seized-from-chinese-ship-captain\">$70K in unreported currency seized from Chinese ship captain<\/h2>\n<p>CBP officers in Baltimore seized<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/baltimore-cbp-officers-seize-70k-unreported-currency-chinese-ship\" target=\"_blank\">$70,737 in unreported currency<\/a> from the captain of the M\/V Sheng Ning Hai, a China-flagged bulk carrier, after determining required currency reporting forms were not properly updated.<\/p>\n<p>Officers discovered the money in the purser\u2019s safe during a follow-up inspection. U.S. law requires amounts exceeding $10,000 to be reported when entering or departing the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; illustrates how <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> crime now spans cyber-facilitated <span class=\"match\">freight<\/span> fraud, &#8230; America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s <span class=\"match\">freight<\/span> system at multiple points. <span class=\"match\">Cargo<\/span> theft scheme &#8230; a coordinated, cyber-assisted <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> theft conspiracy, according &#8230; book loads, and diverting <span class=\"match\">freight<\/span> for resale. 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