Drone finds a fugitive living in a cave after 17 years of being a fugitive

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(CNN) - Chinese police arrested a man who was a fugitive for 17 years after he was spotted by a drone living in a cave in remote mountains, local agents told state news service China.

Song Jiang, 63, escaped from a labor camp in Sichuan Province, southwest China, in 2002. He was found living in a narrow cave near his hometown in Yongshan County, Yunnan.

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Police reportedly received a hint about Song's whereabouts in early September, but had trouble searching the area due to difficult terrain. Then, they sent a drone and finally saw their camp. Three teams were deployed and Song was arrested.

According to the China News Service, Song had trouble answering police questions, since he hadn't talked to anyone in years.

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Song was initially jailed for kidnapping and trafficking women and children, according to the local police source, who gave no further details about the circumstances of his crime.

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