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01-23-2004, 12:36 PM
Gunmen Steal $14,000 Worth of Gum
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - South African gunmen staged a daring heist to steal some $14,000 worth of "Chappies" chewing gum, police said Thursday.



"We don't know if they were targeting the Chappies specifically or whether they came across the Chappies by chance," police spokesman Thobile Xakeka said.


Xakeka said the gang of six gunmen raided a warehouse in Wadeville, near Johannesburg, Wednesday and used masking tape to tie up, blindfold and gag security guards.


When the guards managed to free themselves, 21 pallets of Chappies worth an estimated $14,000 were gone.


Xakeka said police did not know if there were other items in the warehouse at the time, and were stumped for a motive behind the chewing gum robbery.


"We wouldn't understand the thinking of criminals," he said.