Birmingham headlines 01 March: Police snare Cornish gin thieves on the M42 near Birmingham
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Footage shows the moment five crooks were caught near Birmingham hours after stealing £90,000 of alcohol from a gin distillery in Cornwall. A rolling road block was put in place on the M42 and the lorry was stung causing the tyres to deflate. Five men were arrested.

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