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Five arrested, one charged, in £100,000 tobacco case  

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Investigations into the theft of 380 boxes of different brands of cigarettes from a container at North Mole have developed with the arrests, by CID detectives, of five men. This investigation is being run parallel with the serious assault on a security guard who remains critical but stable in a Cadiz hospital. "The white van, which was suspected to be linked with the incident, has been found at a location on the East side of the Rock and forensic examinations are being conducted. The van was laden with a large amount of boxes of tobacco," said the Police.

A man of Med Hotel, Eastern Beach, who was arrested on Friday morning, has been charged with one count of theft of 380 boxes of tobacco

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