Shionogi suffers cargo theft in USA

Staff reporter

11-Jun-2010

Japanese drugmaker Shionogi was hit by cargo thieves towards the end of last month, with two cases of its OraPred (prednisolone) product stolen from a trailer parked at a truck stop in Memphis, Tennessee. The door lock and seal had been removed.

The Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Consortium said the small amount of material stolen could mean the incident was a 'probe' – in which thieves take a small amount of material to identify what pharmaceuticals are being distributed in the area. The rest of the load was untouched.

PCSC also notes the incident could be linked to the theft of two pharmaceutical shipments in the Memphis area earlier in May.

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