A sophisticated criminal organization based in Barcelona specialized in large-scale theft of merchandise from trailers traveling along Amazon’s European transport routes—targeting long-haul shipments moving between EU member states and operating from a centralized hub in Catalonia to receive and distribute stolen goods.
Amazon worked with the Mossos d’Esquadra and European law enforcement agencies to investigate the network. The operation led to the arrest of the leaders of the organization and the recovery of significant amounts of stolen property.
This case illustrates how organized cargo theft operates across borders—and why stopping it requires the same cross-border collaboration. By combining Amazon’s logistics intelligence with the investigative authority of regional and European law enforcement, the operation reached the criminal organization at its source rather than responding to individual incidents.