Package theft
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Package theft or cargo theft is the theft of a package or parcel. It can occur anywhere in the distribution channel.
Several packages left unattended on a porch, a typical target for package thieves
A package delivery truck may be followed by package thieves in order to steal packages shortly after delivery
An example of an Amazon delivery locker used to prevent package theft
Package pilferage
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Package pilferage is the theft of part of the contents of a package. It may also include theft of the contents but leaving the package, perhaps resealed with bogus contents. Small packages can be pilfered from a larger package such as a shipping container. Broader and related aspects of package theft may include taking the entire package, pallet load, truck load, shoplifting, etc. The theft may take place at any point in the parcel's journey from source to destination, including theft by rogue logistics employees and customs agents in international mail scenarios.
1853 painting of boys pilfering molasses from a barrel
Damage to the fresh, white paint of this shipping container indicates the top was removed and replaced in order to pilfer Army medical supplies. Soldiers of the newly arrived 575th Aerial Support Medical Company discovered at Kandahar Airfield October 1, 2009, that roughly $2 million worth of their company's medical equipment had been stolen in transit.