Overview
- The load was picked up in Taunton, Massachusetts, and disappeared en route to Costco locations in Illinois and Minnesota.
- Rexing Companies, which was transporting the lobsters, reported the loss and said the heist appears tied to organized cargo thieves.
- The FBI has opened an investigation, and authorities have not announced any arrests.
- CEO Dylan Rexing said the $400,000 loss will pause hiring at his firm and reduce planned employee bonuses.
- Federal efforts cite wider cargo-theft losses of $15–35 billion and include HSI’s Operation Boiling Point and a DOT request for input on supply chain protections.