“She is believed to have intimate knowledge of the Chiu Chow-dominated drug gang and the leader apparently feared she might inform the police of the gang’s activities while under questioning, the source said. Yeung was arrested when officers from the Preventive Service uncovered the large cache of drugs in a third floor residential flat in Jockey Club Road, Sheung Shui, about 5.15pm on Friday. The seizure, consisting of 60 pounds of No 3 heroin and some barbitone, was made after a tip-off was received by the Preventive Service.
“She was placed under guard and was on her way to a cell after having her fingerprints taken when she asked for permission to go to the toilet at 1.45am. Permission was granted and she was escorted by a woman constable to the toilet. Suddenly she dashed through the door of the police station and leapt straight into a red BMW, licence plate BE 4179, which sped off immediately.
“The getaway car was eventually located eight feet below the road at Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, at about 3.40am. No one was in it and it seems that the car had been pushed off the road deliberately to delay police detection while the occupants switched to another car.”
On August 7, the Post followed up, reporting that “the young woman who made a dramatic escape from the Sheung Shui Police Station last month was arrested by Taiwan police on Sunday as she and her accomplice arrived in Kaohsiung.
“The woman, Yeung Yin-hing, alias Yang Yin-chin, 26, was arrested by plain clothes detectives as she and her accomplice, Chen Chun-pao, alias Chen Kwan-po, arrived by boat. Following their arrest, the pair were taken to Taipei and detained at the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office. According to sources in Taiwan, Yeung admitted she had been trafficking drugs in Hongkong, but denied she was one of the ‘big bosses’.
“Following her escape, police had set up a special squad to investigate her escape and find out who helped her. Meanwhile, a police spokesman in Hongkong said last night that although they had not been officially informed by their counterparts in Taiwan, they were aware of reports on Yeung’s arrest.”
