NICB Partners with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Stop Export of Stolen Vehicles

NICB, September 5, 2024

OAK BROOK, IL, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 — Rising vehicle theft trends present complex challenges for law enforcement and insurance carriers. The issue of stolen vehicles being exported out of the United States is an especially complex problem with significant implications for law enforcement, public safety, and international relations. However, the sheer volume of goods moving in and out of the country presents a challenge for authorities to identify stolen vehicles among legitimate exports. To help address this problem, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the nation's leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to identifying, investigating, preventing, and deterring insurance fraud and crime, is partnering with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as part of “Operation Terminus,” to prevent stolen vehicles from being smuggled out of the country through seaports around the nation.

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