A fugitive in
China who managed to avoid
police for 17 years has been caught after his cave hide-out was spotted by a drone.
The 63-year-old was apprehended in his hideaway in the mountains behind his hometown in Yunnan province.
Intelligence had led police to the area a year ago, but numerous searches had failed to find any trace of the man.It wasn’t until a drone captured footage of blue sheeting and human rubbish around a cave that they were able to locate him.
Chinese police identified him as Song Jiang and said he had been serving a sentence for human trafficking, but escaped from
prison in 2002.
He has been returned to jail, the police said on its WeChat account.Related... Fugitive On Child Sex Charges Evades Police For 3 Years In Solar-Powered Bunker How Two Teenage Fugitives Wanted For Murder Led Canadian Police On A 2,000 Mile Manhunt
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