Chinese Drug Trafficker Escapes Death Row Using a Screw Driver, Crawling Through Sewage Pipe

September 25, 2020

A Chinese drug trafficker facing a death sentence in Indonesia has escaped from prison using the tunnel he dug akin to the movie “The Shawshank Redemption.”

The great escape: Cai Changpan, also known as Cai Ji Fan, broke out of the prison located in the Tangerang area on the outskirts of Jakarta on Sept. 14, according to Reuters.

The 37-year-old drug trafficker used the tools from a construction project in the prison’s kitchen to dig a hole inside his cell and create a narrow tunnel through the sewage system, Vice reported.

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Authorities were able to recover “a crowbar, chisel, screwdriver and other tools” he used to break out, Daily Mail reported.
Cai, who was put in death row in 2017 for smuggling 135 kilograms (298 pounds) of methamphetamine, timed his escape to the prison guard changes, spokesperson Rika Aprianti said.
This was a plan in the making for “five to six months,” according to his cellmate and Jakarta Police spokesman Yusri Yunus.
Cai invited the cellmate to escape with him, but the latter declined his offer.
CCTV footage captured Cai’s successful escape when he emerged from a culvert.

Cai has been placed in Indonesia’s most wanted list.

Not the first time: This is the second time Cai successfully escaped the prison.

He escaped in 2017 after his death sentence by making a hole in a bathroom wall using an iron rod.
Cai, along with other prisoners at the time, climbed a 2.5-meter (8-foot) wall to escape.
He was captured by the authorities three days later in West Java.

Featured Image Screenshots via (left) CNN Indonesia, (right) Daily Mail

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