The California Highway Patrol’s Border Division Cargo Theft Interdiction Program Unit recently made a significant recovery, seizing stolen beauty products valued at approximately $3.67 million.
This operation is a testament to the effectiveness of the CHP’s dedicated Organized Retail Crime (ORC) units, which are actively working in Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
The CHP’s specialized ORC teams collaborate closely with retailers across the state to combat organized retail theft, ensuring that stolen goods are swiftly recovered and those responsible are brought to justice.
Together, they are making a difference in the fight against organized crime and helping protect businesses and communities throughout California.
Now that Prop. 36 passed we can also look forward to the retail thieves once again doing significant jail time!
In January of 1994, Assembly Bill 813 was passed which provided funding to implement and maintain ongoing statewide cargo theft suppression efforts. The Cargo Theft Interdiction Program (CTIP) was created to combat the ever increasing cargo theft problem. Over the past decade the cost of cargo theft related crimes has risen dramatically. It is estimated that combined losses suffered by the trucking industry, insurance companies, and the railroads, surpasses $10 BILLION in the United States annually. However, no financial total can adequately quantify the actual costs of cargo theft related losses which includes jobsite downtime, replacement of stolen commercial vehicles, time spent on additional paperwork, and increased insurance costs.
