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Police seek Cheshire hijackers
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POLICE ARE hunting two masked men who hijacked two trucks in Cheshire and made off with their £.2m loads of cigarettes and tobacco.
The attack happened at about 2.30am last Friday (20 August). The drivers were en route to Crewe from Liverpool docks when they were forced to stop on the southbound slip road of M6/117 at Sandbach. They were bundled from their trucks and forced into a waiting van before being released in Skelmersdale.
The tractors and one trailer were later found on the A50 near Arcfid; the second trailer was abandoned on the A500 near Stoke-on-Trent.
A Cheshire police spokesman says the drivers were not hurt. "The men are described as wearing balaclavas and having Merseyside accents," he adds. "We would like to hear from anyone who may have seen the original incident on the M6 or anything unusual on the A500 as it is believed the offenders transferred the cargo from the tucks to other vehicles here,or who saw the drivers being released."
Contact: DS Furlong at Northwich CID on 01244 613259 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111