A forklift was instrumental in the theft of more than AUD80,000 (USD62,264) of coffee from a Brisbane depot last month.

The Courier-Mail newspaper reported thieves broke into McColls Transport, at Richlands, in south-west Brisbane, and used a forklift to unload Nestle coffee products from one truck to another.

The stolen coffee, which included Gold Blend sachets and bottles of Nestle coffee, were loaded onto a 1990 Isuzu truck.

Police said the empty truck was found six days later in a street at Mount Tamborine, in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Anyone who may have seen the truck, which has West Australian licence plates IBC 178, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on + 61-1800 333 000.