Industrial tools worth €10,000 were stolen from a container at a building company in Paphos between Tuesday and Thursday, police have said.

According to a statement released on Thursday, a worker employed by the company found a container unlocked at his workplace in the area of Skali.

Upon further inspection, he found out that several tools worth €10,000 were missing from the container alerted the authorities.

Police officers arrived on the scene shortly after and are on the hunt for the perpetrator.