Uitenhage suspect arrested for robbing cigarette truck

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 Uitenhage police have arrested one of two suspects after a cigarette truck was robbed of goods worth more than R170 000.

Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer, Basil Seekoei, says a driver delivering cigarettes in Kw Langa, Uitenhage, on Friday morning, was accosted by two men.

He says they loaded several boxes of cigarettes into a white Citigolf before fleeing.

Seekoei says swift action by police led to the arrest and the recovery of the stolen loot.

The suspect will appear in court on Monday on a charge of armed robbery.