Business CCTV cameras recently caught theifs stealing £80,000 worth of furniture from an importer last week.
The dramatic CCTV footage shows theifs, firstly drugging the guard dog by feeding it food laced with sleeping pills. When the dog was subdued the theifs broke into the area and blowtorched through storage containers to get at the goods inside.
The operation lasted for 9 hours, taking three large vehicles to remove the stolen goods.
The owner of the furniture is said to be devastated but pleased the CCTV cameras have done there job in caputuring footage which could be crucial to the police investigations.
The CCTV cameras have also been beneficial to obtaining insurance for the goods, supplying evidence to insurance company to prove the security of the storage complex was sufficient.
