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Tracking the underground bike theft economy

Category: Business
Duration: 00:09:11
Publish Date: 2024-06-25 22:25:32
Description: A few years ago, bike enthusiast Bryan Hance got a tip. A whole bunch of expensive bikes that were stolen in the Bay Area had suddenly turned up ... for sale on a Facebook page in Mexico. The revelation started Bryan down a years-long investigation where he would uncover an intricate, large-scale criminal operation out of Jalisco, Mexico.

In today's episode, we talk to freelance reporter Christopher Solomon who wrote about Hance's journey in WIRED Magazine.

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Is retail theft getting worse? (Apple / Spotify)
The economics of stealing bikes

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