Cargo and smuggling
Every cargo crate, what it exchanges for, what a cop gets for arresting you with it and where to buy it.
what cargo is
Cargo is anything that rides in a car's cargo slots instead of your bag: shipments, crates, bushes and crystals. You exchange it for cash at the cargo exchange bench. If a cop arrests you while you carry it, the cop gets paid instead.
Authority raises what cargo pays, up to +25% at level 5.
contraband: buy cheap, repack, sell
Contraband you buy from Lenny or at the Sales Center can be repacked on a Contraband Workbench at your base, and repacked cargo is worth a lot more. Contraband Cargo costs $10,000 from Lenny’s smuggler and repacks into Premium Cargo worth $35,000 or Rarity Cargo worth $40,000.
Sell cargo to the Smuggler for cash, or open it at a Cargo Workbench to get what is inside. Delivering in bulk is risky but pays much more, and you drop cargo if you draw a weapon while you carry it.
where to buy it
cargo events
Some cargo comes from map events. Each one is announced 3 min ahead and runs for 10 min. Picking up or dropping off the cargo takes 7 s, long enough to get caught.
every cargo, by value
| Cargo | Rarity | Worked on | Exchanges for | Cop gets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unique Collection Crate #24 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #25 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #26 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #27 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #28 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #29 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #30 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #31 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #32 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Unique Collection Crate #33 | Epic | Crate bench | $500,000 | $125,000 |
| Golden Statue #1 | Epic | $250,000 | $62,500 | |
| Golden Statue #2 | Epic | $250,000 | $62,500 | |
| Golden Statue #3 | Epic | $250,000 | $62,500 | |
| Golden Statue #4 | Epic | $250,000 | $62,500 | |
| Expensive Safe | Legendary | Crate bench | $200,000 | $50,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #14 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #15 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #16 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #17 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #18 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #19 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #20 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #21 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #22 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Rare Collection Crate #23 | Rare | Crate bench | $150,000 | $60,000 |
| Valuable Cargo | Epic | Crate bench | $150,000 | $25,000 |
| Weapon Parts Box | Epic | Crate bench | $120,000 | $30,000 |
| Portable Safe | Epic | Crate bench | $100,000 | $25,000 |
| Hard Crystals (Grade 3) | Epic | Lab table | $75,000 | $18,750 |
| Bank Money Bag | Epic | Crate bench | $60,000 | $15,000 |
| Mature Bush (Grade 3) | Epic | Garden bed | $60,000 | $15,000 |
| Perfect Powder Bag | Epic | Crate bench | $60,000 | $15,000 |
| Collection Crate #0 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #1 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #10 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #11 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #12 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #13 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Rare Collection Crate | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Unique Collection Crate | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #5 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #6 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #7 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #8 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Collection Crate #9 | Uncommon | Crate bench | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Mature Bush (Grade 2) | Rare | Garden bed | $45,000 | $11,250 |
| Hard Crystals (Grade 2) | Rare | Lab table | $45,000 | $11,250 |
| Growing Bush (Grade 3) | Epic | Garden bed | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Rarity Cargo | Epic | Crate bench | $40,000 | $12,000 |
| Ammo Crate | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Spare Parts Crate | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Electronics Crate | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Equipment Crate | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Jewelry Box | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Medications Crate | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Alcohol Crate | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Pure Powder Bag | Rare | Crate bench | $40,000 | $10,000 |
| Premium Cargo | Rare | Crate bench | $35,000 | $10,000 |
| Growing Bush (Grade 2) | Rare | Garden bed | $30,000 | $7,500 |
| Mature Bush (Grade 1) | Uncommon | Garden bed | $30,000 | $7,500 |
| Hard Crystals (Grade 1) | Uncommon | Lab table | $30,000 | $7,500 |
| Quality Reagents | Rare | $30,000 | $7,500 | |
| Ammo Crate (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Spare Parts Crate (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Electronics Crate (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Equipment Crate (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Jewelry Box (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Medications Crate (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Alcohol Crate (Common) | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Closed Money Bag | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Powder Bag | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Crystalline Concentrate (Grade 3) | Epic | Lab freezer | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| White Suitcase | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Blue Suitcase | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Red Suitcase | Uncommon | Crate bench | $25,000 | $6,250 |
| Growing Bush (Grade 1) | Uncommon | Garden bed | $20,000 | $5,000 |
| Standard Reagents | Uncommon | $20,000 | $5,000 | |
| Crystalline Concentrate (Grade 2) | Rare | Lab freezer | $15,000 | $3,750 |
| Contraband Cargo | Uncommon | Crate bench | $10,000 | $4,000 |
| Crystalline Concentrate (Grade 1) | Uncommon | Lab freezer | $10,000 | $2,500 |