Police drone tracks down cave-dwelling fugitive who had been on the run for 17 years

Song Jiang was in prison for trafficking women and children before making his escape in 2002.

The fugitive was taken back into police custody 17 years after escaping a prison camp. Source: Yongshan Police

 

A fugitive who had been on the run for 17 years is back in police custody after Chinese officers used a drone to uncover the man's cave hideout.

Song Jiang had spent time behind bars for the trafficking of women and children but managed to flee a prison camp in 2002.

Police say the 63-year-old had spent a number of years cut off from human interaction by living inside the tiny cave.

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