A teenage boy has been charged with stealing a van allegedly used in a brazen ram-raid at a massage parlour in Labrador.

The Government Road business was allegedly targeted several times by a gang of thieves, who used a stolen Toyota Hiace van to smash into the front glass doors around 2.30am on Sunday.

Once inside, the trio ransacked the store before fleeing with a cash register full of money and mobile phones.

The van, which was stolen from a petrol station in Ashmore on December 9 while the driver went to use the bathroom, was later found dumped in Nerang.

A 17-year-old boy has since been tracked down and charged with stealing the vehicle, while a manhunt continues for the others involved in the robbery.

Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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