FBI: Trucking to Get Less Help Investigating Cargo Thefts
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ASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s diversion of resources to fight terrorism means that trucking firms should expect less help from the bureau in pursuing cargo theft, the FBI’s lead agent in that area said last week.
“The reality is, we’re not really the same. We’re stretched a little thin. . . . When we handle cargo theft cases now, we look for terrorist funding,” Dan Wright, chief of the FBI’s Major Theft Transportation Crimes Unit, told a convention of transportation and security executives.
The bottom line for truckers, Wright said, is, “Don’t rely on the government to handle all the problems."
