CCTV shows the masked gang getting away with hundreds of vapes.
Oliver Leader de Saxe reports.
Oliver Leader de Saxe reports.
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00:00A sight no family business wants to see, but the reality for one Chatham Wholesalers.
00:12Masked men breaking into their business and stealing tens of thousands of pounds of stock.
00:19For more than a decade Kent Wholesalers have built up their business on 2nd Avenue, but
00:25all that came tumbling down in the early hours of last Wednesday with this gang of 8 stealing
00:31hundreds of vapes and generating losses of £100,000.
00:37Footage even shows the crew packing stolen stock into the back of a white van.
00:46The aftermath was plain to see and the family who owned the business did not want to appear
00:53on camera afraid of reprisals and how organised the criminals were.
00:59But the break in is set to be costly if the stock is not returned.
01:04The family never thought they would need insurance and they believe their stock is now on sale
01:11on Chatham High Street.
01:13Forensics teams have been at the scene and Kent Police say they are continuing to investigate
01:18the burglary with the force appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
01:24But that will be little comfort for a business faced with the prospect of having to start
01:30again.
01:31Oliver, Leader of the Sacks for KMTV in Chatham.