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Kaohsiung man wanted on 10 warrants arrested after posing as his brother

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • Police in Kaohsiung arrested a 36-year-old man wanted by 10 judicial authorities after stopping his car for speeding.
  • The man allegedly gave officers his brother’s identity number, but police found his real identification documents and linked him to fraud, money laundering, negligent injury and drug offenses.
  • He faces a combined prison term of four years and five months.

A 36-year-old man in Kaohsiung who was wanted on 10 warrants allegedly tried to avoid arrest by giving police his brother’s identity number during a traffic stop.

Officers stopped his car after seeing it traveling too fast near the intersection of Zhongzheng 3rd Road and Zhongshan 1st Road. Police said the driver appeared nervous and later found his real identification documents among his belongings.

A check of police records showed that he was wanted by 10 judicial authorities across Taiwan. Police said his alleged offenses included fraud, money laundering, negligent injury and drug crimes. He was arrested and taken into custody to serve a combined sentence of four years and five months.

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