Today, CCTV Rule of Law released the video "Hundreds of stolen pilot lights endanger aviation safety, big data targets fugitives born after 23". 23 years ago, a theft occurred at Taiyuan Airport in Shanxi. During an inspection, airport staff discovered that 30 pilot lights were stolen inexplicably, and a few days later, 84 more pilot lights were stolen.

114 pilot lights disappeared, which directly caused the approach light strip on the north side of the Taiyuan Airport runway to be shut down, posing severe challenges to flight safety.

Subsequently, the airport urgently shipped back a batch of new lights, including other installation costs, as well as the resulting flight delays, diversions, and return flights, resulting in a loss of 2 million yuan.

Through on-site investigation, the police discovered that the pilot light's lampshade had been dismantled and the aluminum structure inside the lamp body had been removed. Later, it was at a scrap toll station above the Garment City because he had come into contact with something like this.

The police followed all the way and soon captured the criminal suspect Wang in Taiyuan City and Gao in Anhui. The two confessed that the mastermind of the case was a man named "Zheng Chao."

Over the years, the suspect's name mysteriously disappeared from the household registration files. The investigators at that time tracked down his place of residence and retrieved his household registration files, but they did not find this person. He also left no photos, fingerprints or DNA, and the pursuit was at a deadlock.

This year, the Airport Public Security Bureau restarted a special operation to tackle backlogged cases. The police reviewed the files and re-investigated through big data, and a man named "Zheng Wei" surfaced.

The police found "Zheng Wei" after many rounds. At first, he was trying to get away with it, but he eventually truthfully confessed all the criminal facts.

It turned out that in 2004, "Zheng Chao" took advantage of the opportunity of changing to a second-generation ID card, changed his name and date of birth through relatives, and successfully concealed himself under the new identity of "Zheng Wei". At present, Zheng Wei has been approved by the procuratorate for arrest, and the case is being further processed.