One of China's most wanted fugitives, suspected of coercing and organizing deaf and dumb people into a life of crime, turned himself in to police on Saturday.

After one year on the run, Wang Zhide was flown from Osaka in Japan to Dalian, Liaoning province, the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.

Wang played a leading role in a gang of 220 members that operated in 11 provincial regions, including Liaoning, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, from 2007 to 2012. The gang members abducted, cheated and coerced deaf and dumb people into a life of stealing.