Man Hiding in Hsinchu Suburban Tin House Modifying Firearms, Taichung Police Bust and Refer to Prosecution
A man with a history of firearms modification was arrested again in Hsinchu by Taichung police, who seized an illegal handgun, bullets, and drugs worth NT$830,000.
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The Criminal Investigation Corps of the Taichung City Police Bureau stated that through long-term monitoring and technological surveillance, they discovered a 43-year-old man surnamed Liao, who has prior convictions for modifying and transferring firearms. He had just been caught early last year modifying and transferring several guns, but showing no remorse, he returned to his old trade, setting up shop again in a tin house next to farmland and a tech company warehouse in the suburbs of Zhubei City, Hsinchu County.
After the task force monitored the case for several weeks, the police saw the time was right and applied for a search warrant. During the raid, at the moment the police broke down the door, suspect Liao immediately wrapped the firearms in a tote bag and threw it out the window into the bushes next to the farmland.
The police stated that although the bushes were as tall as an average adult, after searching, they recovered one modified handgun and eight bullets. Additionally, inside the tin house, they seized a batch of tools owned by Liao for modifying firearms, as well as contraband evidence including 10 packets of heroin and 12 packets of amphetamines, with a market value of about NT$830,000.
The police pointed out that the entire case was transferred to the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office for investigation based on violations of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act and the Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act. The prosecutors concluded their investigation and indicted him in February of the 115th year of the Republic (2026). (Edited by Li Hsi-chang) 1150410
After the task force monitored the case for several weeks, the police saw the time was right and applied for a search warrant. During the raid, at the moment the police broke down the door, suspect Liao immediately wrapped the firearms in a tote bag and threw it out the window into the bushes next to the farmland.
The police stated that although the bushes were as tall as an average adult, after searching, they recovered one modified handgun and eight bullets. Additionally, inside the tin house, they seized a batch of tools owned by Liao for modifying firearms, as well as contraband evidence including 10 packets of heroin and 12 packets of amphetamines, with a market value of about NT$830,000.
The police pointed out that the entire case was transferred to the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office for investigation based on violations of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act and the Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act. The prosecutors concluded their investigation and indicted him in February of the 115th year of the Republic (2026). (Edited by Li Hsi-chang) 1150410