A wanted man was arrested when he was caught swimming to the factory where he works in the Greater Taichung Harbor to avoid going through the harbor’s checkpoint.
Taichung Harbor police officer Lin Cheng-kai (林正愷) said it was a “very strange” case.
On Saturday morning, police were informed that a man was swimming in waters off the harbor and appeared to be drowning, Lin said.
Lin said he and about 20 rescuers went out looking for the man, only to discover later on that the man had made it ashore and was standing on the beach in his underwear.
Lin said the man refused to reveal his identity, but after being brought to the police station, police determined that he was Hsiao Chi-sung (蕭吉松) — a 41-year-old who was wanted by the authorities.
Hsiao had beeen sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison after he was convicted of a robbery, but he avoided being sent to prison by going on the run. He had been on the wanted list for two years.
Lin said police believed Hsiao had been in hiding in the Greater Taichung area where he was looking for work.
Hsiao told police that he had been a contract worker for a steel factory in the harbor for three months, Lin said.
As Hsiao was unable to use his ID to apply for a passcard to get through checkpoints to enter the harbor, he had been using another person’s pass for three months, Lin said.
However, a few days ago he had a dispute with some colleagues. Fearing they would report the matter to the police, he decided he would swim to work instead, Lin said.
Lin said Hsiao was believed to have been swimming to work for a couple of days before he was caught on Saturday.
Hsiao has since been sent to prison to start serving his sentence, Lin said.
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