SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County sheriff's investigators are trying to track down a group of robbers who forced two delivery men into the trailer of their 18-wheeler and stole thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes.
Deputies received a call reporting the incident shortly before 4:30 a.m. Monday and found the victims in the parking lot of a Shell gas station on Highway 87 near Loop 1604.
The two men told deputies they arrived to make a delivery at the convenience store, but instead four other men, some of whom had guns, forced them into the trailer portion of their semitruck and stole cigarettes and other items.
The robbers escaped.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office did not provide a description of them.
Deputies and detectives spent hours talking to the victims and collecting evidence from their vehicle.
They hope surveillance cameras at the store might provide some clues.
Deputies said this type of robbery is not something they see very often, but one of the victims said it's not unusual for drivers to be targeted for their cargo when it includes cigarettes because they can be sold easily on the black market.
An internet search showed there have been several similar crimes committed across the U.S. this year.
The San Antonio Police Department said it is investigating a similar case that was reported last week.