Business Press
Nevada -- Organized crime has struck again in Southern Nevada and this time, its victim is the retail industry. These criminals are not involved with drugs, prostitution or money laundering, but disappearing inventory with losses the industry says totals billions of dollars.
Retail crime rings coordinate large groups of shoplifters as well as the more traditional operations that steal from warehouses and loading docks. And industry officials and legislators say new laws may be required to tackle the problem.
Posted by Richard at June 27, 2006