{"id":99666,"date":"2015-09-11T19:51:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=99666"},"modified":"2015-09-11T19:55:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:55:31","slug":"cigarettes-to-the-value-of-r210-000-stolen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/09\/11\/cigarettes-to-the-value-of-r210-000-stolen\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigarettes to the value of R210 000 stolen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Capt George Raphulu, head of communications\u00a0for the Germiston SAPS, has confirmed that today (Friday) at approximately 11.30am a delivery truck was robbed.<\/p>\n

Six-hundred-and-seven cartons of cigarettes, valued at R210 000, were stolen from the truck.<\/p>

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“The driver explained that he was approached by two unknown men, in Elsburg Road in Elsburg,” Raphulu said.<\/p>\n

“The men threatened him with a firearm and forced him into the back of the vehicle.<\/p>

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“They drove to Delville where they off loaded the cigarettes into a white Mercedes, without registrations plates.”<\/p>\n

It is reported that shots were fired at the scene, but no one was hurt.<\/p>\n

The suspects are still at large.<\/p>\n

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