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British crime-fighting llamas nab tobacco thief

Gail P Sherman
Feb 12, 2026
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llamas and alpacas

A herd of llamas assisted law enforcement in the UK, making a “citizen’s arrest” of a fleeing suspect. The hapless thief hopped a fence to escape police, but found himself chased and surrounded by llamas.

After stealing some tobacco, a would-be thief fled into Heidi Price and Graham Oliver’s Derbyshire field. Speaking with Metro, Price …

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