Police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery in Yorkton.

RCMP say the incident happened at a business in the 100 block of Broadway Street West shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday.

A masked man armed with a hunting knife made off with cartons of cigarettes and an undisclosed amount of cash.

No one was injured.

The man is described as being in his early 20s, five-foot-eight to five-foot-nine with short, blonde hair, a very slender build with an "acne-like," medium-toned complexion.

He was wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, black jeans, white and black sneakers and a baby-blue baseball cap with a Toronto Blue Jays logo.

Anyone with information is being asked to call Yorkton RCMP at 786-2400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.