The bike shortage continues to attract well-organized thieves: on 12 May 2022, a 40-foot container parked at the Port of Southampton and on its way to a logistics facility in Felixstowe was broken into and 133 Merida bikes stolen.

The thieves were not deterred by the fact that the truck was in a secure parking lot equipped with camera surveillance and automatic license plate recognition. Despite the security precautions, the thieves cut the locks on the containers and unloaded 133 of the 210 bicycles.

Truck crime is a growing problem, according to Merida, and there have been cases of drivers being drugged with gas in their cabs to make them sleep. Fortunately, the driver of the truck involved in the theft was unharmed, complied with regulations and provided as much evidence as possible to the police.

Here is a complete list of the stolen bikes with the possibility of providing Merida with clues to identify the perpetrators.