Police Arrested a long-wanted criminal who hid for 17 years in a tunnel he dug underneath his home in China.

After receiving a tip-off, police in Zhangxu village, Suinan town, China, flushed Hui Guangwen out of his secret hiding place.

"We got information that he was hiding in his home, so we made a surprise search and found the tunnel," said a police spokesman.

Hui went underground 17 years ago after he was implicated for killing someone from a neighboring village over a minor disagreement.

After his arrest, Hui confessed that he never went anywhere in all of that time other than the tunnel which he and his wife dug.

"It was really boring there," Hui said.

Facing jail with Hui is his wife, who is charged with conspiracy for helping him hide.