20 shipping containers' worth of gold and television sets were stolen in the 'biggest heist' ever for a Mexico port

The Mexican Employers Federation said that twenty shipping containers were stolen earlier this month.

The head of Mexico's customs service said that the theft was the result of a very serious organized crime operation. The state of Colima is dominated by the Jalisco Cartel, a group of criminals that is led by a man known as the most-wanted man in Mexico.

The Mexican Employers Federation did not respond to a request for comment.

The theft was reported on Monday.

Over a dozen fully-armed thieves broke into a private freight yard near a port in Manzanillo and made off with over a million dollars. The thieves took eight hours to steal the containers from the yard.

According to El Pais, the men knew how to use the cranes and other gear at the location and connected the containers to several trucks before leaving.

The security department of Colima state has never had a robbery like this before.

The goods haven't been seen since. The president of the Mexican Employers Federation said the theft is a sign that safety concerns are growing. Synthetic drugs made in Mexico and sold in the US can be unloaded at the port.

It is rare for dozens of containers to be stolen at the same time. The vice president of operations at CargoNet told Insider that freight yards can be vulnerable to high value goods.

A shipment is most vulnerable when it is parked.

Hundreds of thousands of shipping containers flooded ports and shipping yards in the US in 2020 as a result of the supply-chain crisis.

Lewis said that many multi-million dollar shipments are fitted with security devices in the US to deter thieves.