Escaped drug trafficking suspect spotted at restaurant
A handcuffed drug trafficking suspect who escaped from a court during a hearing reportedly visited a restaurant in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, Modern Express reported.
Ma Tingjiang, 33, fled by jumping from the court building on the morning of June 26. The local police announced a 50,000 yuan ($7,559) reward for information leading to his arrest.
In the evening of June 27, a man resembling the suspect was caught on a camera in a local restaurant. The photo shows the suspect in different clothes and his handcuffs were gone.
Responding to a story that went viral claiming that the fugitive suspect had robbed 2,000 yuan from a shop owner, the police termed it a rumor and asked people not to believe it.
The pursuit of the fugitive is underway.
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