Illegal Immigrant Who Escaped During Immigration Office Escort Apprehended After About 19 Hours on the Run

An illegal immigrant who escaped while being escorted by the Immigration Office with one side of his handcuffs undone was apprehended after approximately 19 hours on the run.

On June 11, the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency announced that they had apprehended a Sri Lankan man in his 30s, referred to as A, who had been hiding in a boiler room inside a house in Hapcheon County around 5:00 p.m.

According to the police, A fled from the parking lot of the Changwon Immigration Office in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, at around 9:30 p.m. the previous day.

He had been staying in South Korea since his visa expired in 2019 and was caught during a crackdown in Hapcheon. He was being transferred to the Immigration Office along with two other Sri Lankan nationals.

While being escorted by the police, he escaped with one side of his handcuffs undone as he was getting out of the van.

It was confirmed that there were four police officers present during the escort, but it remains unclear how A managed to remove the handcuff.

The police mobilized available personnel, including detective teams and riot police from nearby police stations, to track A's whereabouts and apprehended him approximately 19 hours and 30 minutes after his escape.

The police plan to investigate A to determine the exact circumstances of his escape and will decide on the appropriate disposition for his custody.

In addition, the police plan to investigate the officers responsible for escorting A to determine how he was able to escape.

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