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.
(Image: North Yorkshire Police / SWNS)
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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