''All this damage and loss for a box of lighters.''
Otaika Dairy manager Rakesh Kumar was angry yesterday after three men ram raided the store, causing thousands of dollars of damage, forcing the dairy to close for the day and leaving Mr Kumar and his staff in anguish.
The ram raiders, who were in and out of the shop in less than 30 seconds, were targeting cigarettes, but the security was so good that they could only flee with a box of lighters.
In fact, the thieves had to have three goes at reversing the red Nissan Cube hatchback into the store at 2.45am yesterday, after the first two attempts failed to fully break through the steel security doors.
Mr Kumar, who captured the raid on CCTV, said two of the men, who were hidden by hoods, jumped from the car and ran into the store after they broke in.