A suspect wanted by Taiwan police for robbing an armored bank
delivery vehicle has been captured by mainland police, the Ministry
of Public Security announced on Friday afternoon.
Li Hanyang, who worked as an armored vehicle driver in Taipei,
stole 56 million New Taiwan dollars (US$1.75 million) after
drugging a colleague in the van on Jan. 2, before flying to Hong
Kong.
Mainland authorities were informed on Jan. 5 that Li had arrived
on the mainland. Police arrested him in Yunnan on Jan. 9 in the
company of his brother, who lives on the mainland.
The mainland police will soon send Li and his brother back to
Taiwan in line with an agreement.
According to the ministry, Li's van was carrying 79.2 million
New Taiwan dollars to a bank on Jan. 2. On the way, Li drugged the
colleague, transferred 56 million New Taiwan dollars to another car
and then drove to the Taoyuan International Airport.
On his way to the airport, Li gave the money to a man and then
flew to Hong Kong with 200,000 New Taiwan dollars.
On Jan. 5, the police in Guangdong Province was informed that Li
had crossed the border into Guangdong to meet his brother Li
Jinzan. The two then fled to Kunming and hid in an apartment.
Li confessed to the police and his brother was charged for
assisting him to escape police custody.
(Xinhua News Agency January 13, 2007)