# Cargo Thieves Recover $1.3M in Data Center Supplies > Source: > Published: 2026-06-30 11:06:17+00:00 Industry context: For AI and data-center teams, theft of physical infrastructure raises delivery, timeline, and cost risk for deployments and construction projects. Investigators with the **Cook County Sheriff's Office** recovered two stolen trailers containing about **$300,000** in copper wire spools and approximately **$1 million** in data center infrastructure equipment at a truck yard outside Chicago, according to reporting by FreightWaves and Business Insider. The trailer with the copper was reported stolen from **Pine Hill, Alabama**, and the equipment-filled trailer was reported stolen from **Jacksonville, Florida**, per those sources and the sheriff's office. FreightWaves reports the copper-carrying trailer displayed Indiana plates that had been reported stolen in Wisconsin, and Business Insider cites Department of Homeland Security estimates that cargo theft can account for up to **$35 billion** in annual losses.