CCTV image of a red lorry used to hijack a trailer of cigarettes in Ellesmere Port _320
THIS is a CCTV image of the red lorry cab thieves used to hijack a trailer of cigarettes from Hapsford Service Station near Chester.
Detectives are now looking for a dark coloured Ford Focus which was made up to look like an emergency vehicle with fluorescent markings along the sides and a light bar across its roof.
The car was spotted at approximately 1pm on Thursday, August 7 negotiating a roundabout at Junction 8 of the M53 before entering the motorway heading towards Birkenhead.
The vehicle is said to have been displaying a sign in the rear window similar to ‘Follow Me’. An hour and a half later the cigarettes were stolen.
All the cigarettes are distinctive, were destined for the European market with health warnings in Spanish and French and are Benson & Hedges Silver and Gold and Mayfair King-size.
A £50,000 reward is being put forward for anyone who has vital information on the crime. Witnesses should call 01244 615085.
