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S. Korean drug lord tried to flee from Philippine prison using heavy-duty drone: reports

koreaherald.com · 22h · first reportShare

A South Korean man convicted of killing three Koreans in the Philippines and accused of running a major drug distribution network while behind bars had plotted to escape prison by flying over its walls while suspended from a heavy-duty drone, according to a report aired Monday. Park Wang-yeol, 47, devised the plan shortly before he was temporarily transferred to South Korea in March, local broadcaster JTBC reported. The plan called for Park to strap himself to a large drone capable of carrying u