Shop loses cigarettes worth R3 000 after business robbery
Three of the suspects were armed with firearms and two were carrying knives.
A shop on Ermelo Road was robbed just after opening last Friday morning.
The shop owner was working with his assistant when he saw six suspects enter the store.
Three of the suspects were armed with firearms and two were carrying knives.
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One of the suspects assualted the owner with the gun and instructed the owner to take him to the storeroom where the other shop assistant was.
The suspect then made the owner and assistant lie down and instructed them not to move.
After a period of some time, the owner left the store room and discovered the suspects had gone and they had taken R3 000 worth of cigarettes and R5 000 in cash, says Springs police spokesperson Capt Johannes Ramphora.
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