Getaway drug mule: Smuggler with £300,000 cigarette haul tries to outrun police in a horse and cart

There's drug mules... and then there's drug mules.

A Romanian smuggler appeared to be taking the term literally with this getaway vehicle.

Janos Jakab was nabbed trying to outrun border police with £300,000 loaded on to this horse and cart.

Getaway vehicle: Smuggler Janos Jakab was nabbed after trying to outrun police in this horse and cart

Police challenged Jakab as he crossed Romania's northern border with the Ukraine carrying nearly 100,000 packets of cigarettes and tobacco.

After what was described as 'a short chase', police overtook Jakab, arresting him and confiscating the cart.

A spokesman for the local border police said: 'In general smugglers are becoming more and more sophisticated in their methods of getting contraband across borders.



'But this case proved the exception to the rule.

'We have a fleet of high-powered vehicles that can chase down the fastest cars,' he added.

'Outrunning our officers was never a possibility - even if he had a thoroughbred racehorse strapped to his cart.'



