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Mexican cartels are quietly expanding their global criminal empires to include mass theft operations targeting big-box stores, luxury retail brands, and small businesses, then selling the stolen goods online and laundering the profits through Chinese brokers.

These organized theft rings are not merely shoplifters — they are part of a larger band of criminals that has infiltrated every state.

The nation’s largest retail lobbying group, the National Retail Federation, said stores and retailers reported that the number of organized retail crime incidents increased by an average of 26.5% between 2020 and 2021.

mrvmax wrote: Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:15 pm They send both e-mail and automated phone calls to FFL’s. I’m tired of getting those, I really do not care about thefts in other states. The automated message always states the obvious that any FFL should know - to report stolen guns to the ATF. If any FFL is not aware of that, they need to have their license revoked. Not sure why the ATF sees a need to add that elementary info to their message to FFL’s.

puma guy wrote: Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:42 pm

mrvmax wrote: Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:15 pm They send both e-mail and automated phone calls to FFL’s. I’m tired of getting those, I really do not care about thefts in other states. The automated message always states the obvious that any FFL should know - to report stolen guns to the ATF. If any FFL is not aware of that, they need to have their license revoked. Not sure why the ATF sees a need to add that elementary info to their message to FFL’s.

I agree, but it's the government. I got a call at 7 AM yesterday, very annoying.