Seven arrested in Hong Kong over gold bar robbery and restaurant burglaries
Hong Kong police arrested seven people in connection with the theft of six gold bars from a car park at the airport and three separate restaurant burglaries. The gold bars, worth HK$7 million, were being transported by a 36-year-old man hired by a Chinese businessman. Additional thefts occurred at restaurants on Kwai Foo Road, Hankow Road, and Chung On Street, with total losses of approximately HK
Hong Kong police arrested seven people in connection with the robbery of six gold bars worth HK$7 million at a car park at the airport at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to SCMP. The victim was a 36-year-old man hired by a Chinese businessman to transport the gold bars from Indonesia to Hong Kong. Separately, approximately HK$1,500 in cash was stolen from a restaurant on Kwai Foo Road in Kwai Chung, according to thestandard.com.hk. The suspect is accused of burglarizing two additional restaurants on Hankow Road in Tsim Sha Tsui and Chung On Street in Tsuen Wan, with total losses across the three incidents amounting to approximately HK$2,800. Police recovered some of the stolen money during the operation, according to thestandard.com.hk. The case has been assigned to the Kwai Tsing district crime squad for further investigation. Some suspects are believed to have fled to mainland China.
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