Taiwan man arrested at airport for smuggling

A Taiwan resident has been arrested for human smuggling after attempting to help a mainland man board an international flight at Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday, police said.

Police said they became suspicious that the Taiwan resident surnamed Lin was traveling alone.

Lin was returning to Taipei via Hong Kong - a normal path for Taiwan residents - but it was considered rare that on his first journey to the mainland, Lin was not traveling with a group. Additionally, he was not carrying any gifts, the news website Sohu.com reported yesterday.