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Stolen cargo value and signal jammer regulation

Dossier
Operational and cargo security22-seguridad-operativa.md
Domain
Cargo theft, extortion and private securityseguridad-operativa
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Security/seguridad
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The value of the goods per stolen container truck ranges from Q30,000 to Q500,000 (Prensa Libre, 23 May 2025). As of November 2024 signal jammers were not regulated by law; the Congressional Interior Committee proposed that only Mingob be allowed to acquire them, with penalties of 3 to 7 years for private possession (the bill's status was not tracked). Standard regional escort practice is an armed escort in a vehicle or riding in the cab, GPS reporting points and a post-delivery report (promotional claim); insurers' requirements (mandatory GPS, escort above certain insured values) could not be recovered from a public source.

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Figures

Valor de mercadería por furgón robadoPrensa Libre 23-may-2025
Q30,000–500,0002025
Pena propuesta por posesión de bloqueadoresPrensa Libre 7-nov-2024
3–7 años (propuesta, nov-2024)2024

Caveat

insurers' requirements not public

Sources

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  • Prensa LibreConfirms the 10% capital gains tax (art. 92, Decree 10-2012), the taxable base, the 10-day deadline and SAT form 1321Other

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