In the UK, a robbery attack was committed on a cargo of smartphones manufactured by Apple, accompanied by guards along the M1 highway in the direction of London. According to information received from IMPACT partners in Europe, a cargo of 48 pallets, worth about £ 5,000,000, was stolen in a robbery.
The incident occurred on November 10 at 19.45 on the territory of a roadside service during a short rest of the driver. The criminals, threatening with weapons, neutralized and tied the driver and the guard accompanying the cargo. After that, in the captured truck we drove to the town of Creek, where they dropped off both captured and proceeded to the place where they loaded all the goods into a prepared transport. Later, an empty abandoned truck was found near Lutterworth, Verwickshire.
According to the Police, it was not possible to apprehend the attackers in hot pursuit, as the attack was extremely rapid and very well planned. Supply chain security experts point out the ineffectiveness of using a lone security guard in the driver's cab to prevent violent assaults. In addition, the importance of equipping a vehicle with security alarm systems, driver identification, engine immobilizers and satellite GPS navigation for operational monitoring of the vehicle's location in the event of such incidents is emphasized.
19 November 2020