Preface

Why Is This Book Needed?

In early May 2009, an organized crime group specializing in cargo theft was observed by police in Plainfield, Indiana. On an almost daily basis in the United States gangs are seen staking out logistics hubs across the country in such places as Plainfield, Memphis, Louisville, Atlanta, Miami, and Dallas-Fort Worth. This group was observed driving a late-model green sedan, conducting surveillance throughout several industrial park areas in and around the Indianapolis international airport.

The gang members were from Hialeah, Florida, the epicenter for cargo theft activity in the United States, and quite a distance from Plainfield.

A call to the Miami Tactical Operations Multi-Agency Cargo Anti-Theft Squad (TOMCATS), ...

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