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10.4: Targets of ORT

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    The stores targeted for theft run the gamut—from grocery and major department stores to drug stores and specialty shops (FBI, 2011). Targeted areas often consist of ship yards, shipping containers, rail cars and load docks. The receiving area for goods frequently have an inside person dealing with a false bills of lading.

    Medications, infant formula, razor blades, apparel, camera film, batteries, DVDs, CDs, and smoking cessation products. Thieves may resell infant formula and pharmaceuticals among other things after not storing them correctly – or after altering expiration dates. These illicit acts result in the loss of revenue and taxes, support terrorist groups, and organized crime.


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