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# Four arrested over night-time cigarette heist
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/four-arrested-over-night-time-cigarette-heist/
- Published: 2024-11-15T16:07:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:30:13.000Z
- Description: Police tracked and arrested four suspects at Copdock Interchange retail park following a reported break-in at an Ipswich industrial estate in the early hours of Friday morning.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** The incident occurred at a business premises on Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate just before 01:00 on Friday 15 November, when intruders forced entry and stole a large quantity of cigarettes.

![Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate in Ipswich](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1731686789-hadleigh-road-industrial-estate-1.png)

Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate in Ipswich (Google Maps)

**How it unfolded:**

- Police received a report of a suspected burglary in progress
- Officers were immediately dispatched to the scene
- A vehicle believed to be connected to the crime was located at Copdock Interchange retail park
- Four men in the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of burglary

**What's next:** The suspects – three men in their 20s and one 18-year-old – are being questioned by detectives at Martlesham Police Investigation Centre, where they remain in custody.

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