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Couple tied up in cigarette theft Couple tied up in cigarette theft
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A man and woman have been tied up in their County Antrim home before a substantial quantity of cigarettes were stolen from a warehouse. A man and woman have been tied up in their County Antrim home before a substantial quantity of cigarettes was stolen from a warehouse.
Two men wearing balaclavas entered the house in the Ballymacash area of Lisburn at about 0645 GMT on Thursday.Two men wearing balaclavas entered the house in the Ballymacash area of Lisburn at about 0645 GMT on Thursday.
They tied the couple up. The woman was then driven away in the family's car.They tied the couple up. The woman was then driven away in the family's car.
Another two men entered the house and forced the man to take them to a warehouse in Nutts Corner, where the theft took place.Another two men entered the house and forced the man to take them to a warehouse in Nutts Corner, where the theft took place.
At the warehouse the gang loaded the cigarettes onto a large goods vehicle, before escaping. At the warehouse the gang loaded the cigarettes onto a large goods vehicle before escaping.
The woman was later freed in the Shankill area of Belfast. Both her and the man were not physically harmed but were said to have been left shocked by their ordeal. The woman was later freed in the Shankill area of Belfast and the alarm raised shortly after 0800 GMT.
Both her and the man were not physically harmed, but were said to have been left shocked by their ordeal.