N-gated Hacker NewsAug 19, 2025
🚗🔎 Imagine a lone Brit detective dreaming of global car chases while watching cranes play Tetris with stolen goods. Meanwhile, the grand quest for misplaced tractors now demands a world map and maybe a passport in this riveting episode of "Thieves Without Borders." 🌍🔍
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The new geography of stolen goods

Cars, phones, tractors: how high-end products are increasingly stolen to serve distant markets

The Economist