Alleged burglars steal a truckload of gin, get caught by the cops after which disguise in a haystack

Two boozy burglars (alleged) were arrested when they jumped from an HGV carrying £50k of stolen gin.

The police could have had a very time finding them, as after they jumped from the vehicle, they hid in a haystack, but ultimately, they were caught.

They were among six people, two in their 20s, three in their 30s and one in his 50s, detained on suspicion of burglary following a theft at a distillery on Sunday.

Police said they were alerted at around 12.40am to a gang breaking through the gates of a business premises near Barton-Le-Willows, North Yorks.

And traffic cops were then immediately deployed to the A64 where they sighted an HGV travelling westbound in close proximity to a car.

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The police successfully stopped the car near Askham Bryan and arrested four men.

But the HGV continued on its way until the two passengers jumped from the cabin and fled into a nearby field.

The men were finally captured over an hour later after officers used a police dog called Rhun to sniff out their hiding place among the piles of dried grass in a field.

Pictures later showed the truck stacked high with dozens of boxes of craft gin.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Rhun, who doesn’t give up easily, rumbled again as he found two men hiding in a haystack.

“The men matched the description of the runners from the HGV.

“The HGV came to a slow natural stop in the live lane and as traffic was light thankfully it didn’t cause any damage. Inside, was over £50,000 of gin which is suspected stolen.

“A gin distillery in Barton-Le-Willows contacted us shortly afterwards to report a break in via the roof.”

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