Local police are on the hunt for three men who hijacked a cigarette delivery vehicle in Brakpan on Tuesday, last week.
According to Capt Pearl van Staad, spokesperson for the Brakpan SAPS, the incident took place at an address along Goods Road just after 9am.
She told the Herald the cigarettes were transported to the place of delivery in two vehicles.
“The complainant was on official duty delivering cigarettes when he heard a firearm being cocked and felt something hard pressed against his back,” she said.
The victim was instructed to lie down and three men, all wearing balaclavas, then started loading boxes of cigarettes from one delivery vehicle to the other – a Volkswagen panel van.
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“The suspects fled in the complainant’s Volkswagen panel van with cigarettes valued at R150 000,” said van Staad.
The vehicle was recovered in Dalview later that day, along with some of the cigarettes.
A 9mm Norinco pistol with the serial number filed off was found on the driver’s seat.
A case of hijacking is under investigation and police are appealing to witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Brakpan police can be contacted on 011 744 7100.
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