Sùng Mí Sử was arrested while hiding in a cave on the side of a mountain on Wednesday. — Photo courtesy Hà Giang Police Department

HÀ GIANG — A suspected people trafficker has been arrested after spending 14 years on the run.

Sùng Mí Sử was discovered hiding in a cave on the side of a mountain in Khai Hoang Village.

The Criminal Investigation Division of Hà Giang Province's Police Department, in cooperation with local police in Mèo Vạc District, apprehended the 44-year-old on Wednesday.

He was the last remaining suspect in the human trafficking case involving victims under the age of 16 that occurred in 2009.

According to the case file, in January 2009, L.T.C and three other women in the same commune were deceived and trafficked to China by three individuals.

L.T.C was sold to a Chinese individual as a wife for the price of 60,000 Chinese Yuan (US$8,380).

At the beginning of the year, L.T.C was deported back to her home country because she did not have proper identification documents. After that she filed a report accusing the human traffickers.

Lầu Mí Chứ, 44, and Ly Mí Pó, 43, both residing in Khâu Vai Commune, were arrested at the time along with Sùng Mí Sử.

But Sử fled the locality and has been on the run since 2009. — VNS