‘Secret squad’ of Asian elephants in China help police track and capture five people trying to cross border to Laos illegally

Authorities responding to reports of Asian elephants on a road stumbled upon a group of five people trying to make an illegal border crossing. The elephants followed the group towards the Laos border, allowing officers to pursue and arrest them with ease. — SCMP

A family of “crime-busting” Asian elephants have aided Chinese authorities in the arrest of five suspects in southwestern China’s Yunnan province who were trying to cross the border illegally.

Last week, police in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture received reports from local residents that several wild Asian elephants were walking on a highway, news agency Xinhua reported.