The thieves who broke into a "fortress-like" wholesaler's warehouse over the weekend in a coordinated and well-planned heist made off with cigarettes worth about $1 million, police and the business owner said Monday.

Initially, 1,500 cartons were reported missing after the early Saturday morning burglary, but by Monday, the owner of Montano Cigarettes, Candy & Tobacco Inc. updated that to 15,000 cartons.