Gangs steal more and more cargo from trucks

driebergen - Trucks with precious cargo are increasingly being targeted by gangs emptying the trailers in parking lots or even driving. This cargo theft occurs mainly in and along highways in the south of the Netherlands. Particularly the border at Hazeldonk is a hotspot for these gangs.

This is evident from the annual report published Wednesday Transport 2016 Crime Police. In 2015 was 177 times more cargo stolen in 2016 was 226 times, an increase of nearly 30 percent. The number of trucks that were stolen rose from 150 in 2015 to 110 in 2016, a decrease of 27 percent. The number of attempts to steal cargo increased from 131 to 191.

Rest areas along the A67, A73 and A2 were often the scene. Arrangements City Hazeldonk go ahead along the A16; forty times here was stolen in 2016 cargo.