Four men are facing charges after they robbed a man for his beer near a West Broadway beer vendor.

Around 1 a.m. Winnipeg police went to the 600 block of Westminster Avenue for a report of a robbery.

Police said a 48-year-old man and his friend were walking in the area when a stranger approached them and asked for a cigarette.

When the man tried to give him a cigarette, three other men appeared and robbed him for his beer and other property.

The group then fled on foot.

The man wasn’t seriously injured in the attack, and police brought in their canine unit to track down the suspects.

Four men were found and arrested a short distance away.

They remain in police custody.