Stolen Across Borders

A vehicle disappears from a driveway, parking lot, or city street in North America. For the owner, the crime is immediate and personal. But in some organized cases, the theft can become the first stage of an >Stolen Across Borders examines the hidden trade in stolen vehicles moving from North America toward overseas markets, with particular attention to documented cases involving West Africa and the Middle East. Drawing on public reporting from Canadian authorities, INTERPOL, and other official sources, George Owusu explores the economics of vehicle theft, organized criminal networks, international transportation, ports, vehicle identity, financial investigations, victims, insurance costs, >This is not a manual for vehicle theft or smuggling. It is a prevention-focused investigation into how legitimate global trade can be exploited by criminal networks - and what governments, industry, law enforcement, and consumers can do to make that exploitation more difficult.