Suspected underground metal cable thieves were nabbed after being caught coming out of a manhole.
Dramatic footage released by police shows the moment the gang was arrested.
Firearms officers who were patrolling nearby were flagged down by members of the public who had spotted them.
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A video showed officers and a police dog converging on the open manhole, as reported by Need To Know.
The cops shouted a warning for the person underground to come up or the police dog would go down after them.
A man then emerged from underground in a high-visibility jacket and surrendered to the officers.
He was then arrested on suspicion of theft along with two men found in a van at the site.
It happened at Great Charles Queensway in Birmingham.
The men were later charged.
Marian Agarlita, 37, Sorin Condrache, 45, and Aldafin Poenaru, 48, were all accused of stealing communication cables with a value of around £50,000.
