Zero Hedge| Feb. 24, 2025
Organized criminal gangs have carried out a series of sophisticated train heists targeting BNSF freight trains in the Mojave Desert along the California-Arizona corridor. The thieves have targeted double-stack container cars, specifically containers carrying high-value Nike sneakers.
Los Angeles Times reported thieves stealthily boarded eastbound freight trains in the lonely stretches of the Mojave Desert at least ten times and stole millions of dollars in sneakers and other goods since last March. Nike sneaker thefts have topped $2 million.
Here’s more from the report:
Are all those Nike sneakers to be used for making illegals run faster and jump higher from ICE and any other authorized agency in pursuit of them?