Six Accused Of $6M Cargo Theft At JFK Airport

Six people have been accused of running an organised cargo theft operation at JFK International Airport in New York targeting shipments of designer clothes and accessories.

The suspects – who include two former airport workers – stole more than $6m-worth of goods “allegedly used forged documents and their insider knowledge…to steal air cargo,” according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

They used tractor trailers to “haul away several pallets of designer clothes, handbags, sneakers, shoes, sunglasses and other accessories,” according to Katz.

All of the suspects face charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of property.