Burst
Written by: Chen Kangzhi, Yu Ruijing, Zhu Yashuang
2020-11-12 19:56
Last update date: 2020-11-12 21:56
The police yesterday (11th) arrested 2 Vietnamese men and 1 woman, aged between 25 and 40, for handling stolen goods.
Based on intelligence collection, the police monitored a thief syndicate active in West Kowloon. After in-depth investigation, they identified the key members of the syndicate and the Mong Kok unit suspected to be collecting stolen goods.
At noon yesterday, the Criminal Division of the Yau Tsim Police District carried out an ambush operation. While the key members of 1 male and 1 female were transporting stolen goods back to the unit, they were successfully arrested and another 27-year-old man was arrested inside the unit. More than 3,800 stolen goods were recovered, including daily Daily necessities, food, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, electrical appliances and household items are worth about 1 million yuan.
The police arrested 2 Vietnamese men and 1 woman suspected of handling stolen goods and seized more than 3,800 stolen goods, including daily necessities, food, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, electrical appliances and household items, worth about 1 million yuan.
(Photo by Yu Ruijing)
The three arrested persons are all holding street paper and are currently being detained by the police for investigation.
The police believed that they were related to more than 200 shop theft cases that occurred in various districts across Hong Kong from January to November, involving property estimated to exceed $400,000. The Second Squad of the Yau Tsim Police District followed up.
It is understood that the stolen shops include chain stores.
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