Police hunt cigarette thieves

A search is on for a gang who made off with R120 000 worth of cigarettes after robbing a truck in Nyanga, Western Cape police said.
Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi said the robbers struck at around midday on Thursday, demanding boxes of cigarettes from the delivery truck driver before fleeing in a bakkie.
"They are still at large," he said.
A short while later, police recovered some of the stolen cartons at a house in Crossroads.
"The vehicle that was used during the incident was found abandoned nearby," said Sitshitshi.
Police established that the vehicle was reported stolen.
A search was on for the cigarette thieves.