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Cargo Theft & Security Loss Investigation — Pakistan & International
The goods left the gate. They never reached the port.
Pilferage, warehouse theft, seal tampering, truck hijacking and unexplained stock shortages. We trace the loss along the chain of custody — gate, loading, road, dry port, terminal — find where it happened and which control let it through. Corporate fact-finding that works alongside the police, never instead of them.
Since the 1990s
30
years investigating
250+
investigations closed, incl. HiPOs
15
countries served
20+
countries of lead seminars
100+
nationalities trained
Follow the chain of custody
Five handovers. The loss happened at one of them.
Loading · the gap
Seal applied after the doors were closed, out of sight of the dock camera.
Evidence we collect
Seal register, dock CCTV, loader rota.
Illustrative consignment, typical of the cargo losses we investigate.
What we investigate
A shortage or a missing consignment this week? A first call costs nothing, and tells you which tracker, CCTV and seal records to secure before they overwrite.
You commission one investigation. You get a review of the whole system.
One missing consignment. Every future shipment protected.
Loading
Seals applied in view of a camera, with a photo of each seal.
Tracking
Unplanned stops over ten minutes flagged to a named person, live.
Carriers
Subcontracted carriers held to the same security terms.
Counting
Counts at every handover, signed by both sides.
Examples of what we typically recommend after a cargo loss investigation.
The P3i approach
How we investigate a cargo loss. Fact-finding, not fault-finding.
Every P3i investigation is led by a senior investigator and supported by internationally qualified process specialists. You will not receive a list of people to blame, or a long list of generic actions. You will receive the facts, the proven causes, and a short plan that closes the gaps, in this case and across your system.
Independent
No products, repairs or contracts to sell you afterwards.
Senior-led
Thirty years of investigation, from the first call to the final briefing.
Beyond the event
Process specialists find the other cracks before they fail.
Ready to present
Written for boards, buyers, insurers and regulators.
How P3i does it for you
- 01
Secure tracker and CCTV
Before they are overwritten, with seal and count records.
- 02
Follow the chain of custody
Gate, loading, road, dry port and terminal, handover by handover.
- 03
Locate the loss
The point where goods, seals or counts stopped matching.
- 04
Find the control that failed
Counting, sealing, tracking or carrier terms.
- 05
Protect every future shipment
Actions across routes, carriers and sites.
What you receive
Call us when
Free 30-minute case assessment.
Tell us what happened. In confidence, we will tell you what the investigation should cover, how long it will take and what to preserve today.
How we work with you
What happens after you call.
After a loss, the first call is about securing tracker history, CCTV, seal records and counts before they are overwritten. From there, this is the usual pattern.
First hour
A call with a lead investigator. You leave it knowing what to preserve today and who to call next.
Day one
An investigator on site, anywhere in Pakistan. Scope and fixed fee agreed in writing.
Week one
A private briefing on early findings, so urgent risks are dealt with before the report is finished.
Weeks three to four
The final report, the wider system review and a remedial work plan, presented to your team.
After
We come back to check the actions were completed and actually worked.
Typical timings for a single-site event. Complex, multi-party matters take longer, and we tell you so on the first call.
What you receive
A full investigation report. This is only its first page.
The summary is what leadership reads first. Behind it sits the complete file: every witness heard, every document and record examined, and every finding tied to numbered evidence, so a board, an insurer, a buyer or a regulator can test it.
1 · Established sequence
2 · Causes
3 · Wider system findings
4 · Remedial work plan
Illustrative summary page. Report length and structure depend on the scope of each case.
Inside the full report
- 01Executive summary SHOWNThe findings and actions leadership needs, on one page. This is the page shown here.
- 02Terms of reference & scopeThe questions asked, the boundaries of the investigation and who commissioned it.
- 03MethodHow evidence was gathered, and which analysis methods were chosen for this case, and why.
- 04Verified chronologyThe sequence of events, reconstructed from records, data and accounts, minute by minute where it matters.
- 05Site & technical examinationScene, equipment, failed parts, measurements and photographs, with specialists where needed.
- 06Witness evidenceInterview schedule, accounts in summary, and where the witnesses agree and where they conflict.
- 07Documents & recordsPermits, procedures, maintenance, training, rosters, CCTV, tracker and control-system data reviewed.
- 08Causal analysisImmediate, underlying and system causes, each one tied to numbered evidence.
- 09System reviewWhere the same weaknesses exist elsewhere in the operation.
- 10Findings & conclusionsWhat is proven, what is probable, and what remains open, stated plainly.
- 11Recommendations & work planTargeted actions, each with an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked.
- 12AppendicesEvidence register, photograph log, interview records, drawings and data extracts.
Every action has an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked. The evidence stays indexed, so any reader can check how each conclusion was reached.
From our files
See all 16 cases → Client names, people, locations and dates removed.
Questions after a loss
What logistics and finance heads ask us first.
Is this a criminal investigation?
No. Criminal matters stay with the police, and we cooperate with them. We establish where the loss happened, which controls failed and what must change.
We keep finding small shortages. Worth investigating?
Yes. Repeated small shortages usually point to one consistent weak point. Finding it once stops the loss on every future shipment.
Can you support a cargo insurance claim?
Yes. We establish when and where the loss occurred and which records support it, without stepping into policy interpretation.
Will you only look at this loss?
No. Our process specialists review the whole chain of custody and give targeted actions for the gaps that would allow the next loss.