"Running away" with handcuffs on the back...Arrested in 18 hours.

[Anchor]
A Vietnamese national suspect caught on illegal gambling fled while being arrested.

In the process of handing over at the police station, he pushed the police officer and ran away in handcuffs behind him.

Police arrested the suspect in a residential area near the police station within 18 hours after putting in a criminal mobile station.

I'm reporter Na Hyun-ho.

[Reporter]
In the pitch-dark dawn, a police officer takes the suspect in the car and enters the police station.

But just a few seconds later, someone in white darts in front of the police station and the police chase begins.

A suspect in his 30s of Vietnamese nationality, who was arrested as a red criminal while illegally gambling, runs away while being arrested.

The Vietnamese suspect, who fled the police, has been unaccounted for since he was last seen in the hills here, prompting police to expand their search.

At that time, the suspect reportedly pushed the police next to him and ran away.

Even though he was handcuffed behind him, he went into hiding after ostracizing the police officers like he was playing tag.

Earlier, a total of 11 people were arrested at the gambling site, and several police cars were mobilized and sent to prison.

[Police official: Since there are many people, don't they come in several patrol cars? I was getting off one by one, but I think I got out of the waiting car. That's what happened in the process..]

The suspect who fled was investigated as an "illegal resident" whose domestic visa had expired.

In particular, it is presumed that he knows the surrounding geography well, given that he fled by choosing a place where there is no CCTV and there are few people.

[Police official: There is no wanted.... You need to check how long you actually lived in the Gwangju area.]

At Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju, 10 of the foreign suspects who were arrested for gambling in June last year ran away during the district investigation.

I'm Na Hyunho of YTN.

Reporter for shooting
: Kim Kyung-rok