A GANG of axe-wielding thieves may not be able to flog their £250,000 haul of loot because it's "too hot", police said today.
The four balaclava-clad robbers made off with a haul of designer watches after raiding jewellers in the Glasgow's Argyll Arcade.
But the gang - who remain at large following the brazen daylight heist - will struggle to sell on the high-end timepieces.
It is understood some of the stolen watches are worth around £30,000 each and, unless they were stolen to order, the thieves will have trouble offloading them any time soon.
Chief Inspector Mark Sutherland said a team of officers were working to trace the culprits.
As reported by the Evening Times, shoppers fled in terror as the armed thugs - dressed in tracksuits and balaclavas - used sledgehammers and axes to smash shop windows in the Arcade.
They held up Rox, Mappin and Webb, Laing the Jeweller and Lewis Grant - at around 1pm on Wednesday - before escaping in a getaway car.
Rox was the only store to have items, including Hublot and Bell & Ross watches, stolen.
Bosses at Rox have now hired a security guard to give staff "extra piece of mind".
Mr Sutherland said: "I would encourage anyone who knows anything about the incident to contact police."
rebecca.gray@ eveningtimes.co.uk
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