Police recover over $5 million in goods from SoCal cargo theft ring

Police recover over $5 million in goods from SoCal cargo theft ring

Five individuals have been arrested in connection with a large-scale cargo theft operation in Southern California. On Friday, Feb. 20, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Commercial Crimes Division Cargo Theft Task Force announced the arrests following a series of search warrants being executed in Corona, Compton and Wilmington, Calif. “During the service of the warrants, investigators impounded 84 stolen container chassis, 11 tractors, 25 vehic…

LASD Major Crimes Bureau Detectives seized approximately $1.5 million worth of stolen merchandise

On Feb. 18, 2026, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team Detectives conducted a search operation in Ontario regarding a cargo theft investigation.