THREE men have been arrested after cigarettes were stolen from a Co-op store.

Police were called just before 4am this morning following reports that the Co-op on Swan Street in Sible Hedingham had been broken into.

Alongside Suffolk Police, Essex Police traced the three men back to an address on Elm Close in Haverhill.

A 39 year old man and a 43 year old man, both from Haverhill were arrested along with a 38 year old man from Sudbury.

They remain in police custody.