Truck and container theft series, 2017-2025
- Operational and cargo security
- Cargo theft, extortion and private security
- Audited
Press series (Prensa Libre, 23 May 2025, citing Ana Beatriz Herrera of the private sector, and 7 Jun 2024, CGTC): 2017-2018 ~200 thefts/month ("the worst years"); 2019-2020 ~58/month; 2021 a rebound to ~190/month; 2022 ~129 containers/month; 2023 back to ~200/month; early 2024 10-15 thefts/week (CGTC, executive director José Alejandro Ramírez); April–December 2024 a fall to ~2/month and 2 cases from 1 Jan to 15 Apr 2025 (PNC statistics cited in the same report). The primary theft areas are Escuintla and Chimaltenango; the goods are distributed from warehouses to markets in Guatemala, Escuintla, Chimaltenango and Santa Rosa.
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Figures
- Robos de transporte pesado
- ~200/mes
- Robos de contenedores
- 10–15/semana
- Robos (estadística PNC)
- ~2/mes; 2 casos 1-ene a 15-abr-2025
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