US Edition$400,000 worth of lobster stolen en route to Costco stores, shipper says
The $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen by an impersonator driver amid rising organized cargo theft costing the U.S. economy up to $35 billion annually, authorities say.
- A shipment of $400,000 worth of processed lobsters headed to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota from Massachusetts was stolen by an impostor who pretended to be the legitimate driver.
- The CEO of Rexing Companies, a freight brokerage handling the shipment, said the major loss would force tough decisions and drive up costs for consumers.
- The FBI is investigating the theft, which the company believes is part of an organized criminal network targeting high-value freight shipments.
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A shipment of lobsters worth about $400,000 was stolen while being transported to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota.
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Truck carrying $400K worth of lobster stolen during delivery in Taunton - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A crustacean crime is under investigation in Taunton after a truck carrying $400,000 worth of lobster was stolen during delivery. Dylan Rexing says his business, Rexing Companies, was hired to hire a driver to drive the lobsters from Taunton to the midwest on Dec. 12 but the carrier they hired turned off their GPS monitor shortly after leaving with the shipment and disappeared. The cargo was never delivered and Rexing said he later learned the d…
$400k lobster heist leaves authorities fishing for answers
How do you hide $400,000 worth of live lobsters? It’s one of the many questions authorities are hoping to answer after a truck carrying the crustaceans was stolen. The logistics company responsible for the delivery, Rexing, says the lobsters were hijacked somewhere between Taunton, Massachusetts and Illinois. Costco locations in Illinois and Minnesota were expecting the lobsters. "This is a huge issue across the country," CEO Dylan Rexing told…
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