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Written by: Chen Nuoxi, Huang Weimin, Shao Peilin
2021-02-09 10:23
The last update date: 2021-02-09 11:24
4 Men and women were involved in stealing a red wine with a market value of 140,000 yuan in the Tsim Sha Tsui district, which was then resold on the Internet.
After the incident, the police arrested 3 men and 1 woman on suspicion of "conspiracy to steal" and "handling stolen property."
After being arrested, the police revealed that the gang involved was involved in another theft case!
In early January, the Yau Tsim Police District received a report that a shop in the Tsim Sha Tsui area that bought and sold expensive foreign wines had lost a red wine with a market value of about HK$140,000.
After receiving the report, the detective immediately found a CCTV footage and found that three Chinese men had entered the shop where the incident occurred. One of the suspects took advantage of the sound of the other two accomplices to drew the attention of the shop assistant, and ran away without a trace.
Inspector Chong Tak-him of the third team of the Yau Tsim Police District Criminal Investigation Team pointed out that after investigation, it was discovered that someone had sold the stolen wine at a 25% off the original price through social media, and a woman approached the buyer.
So the detectives carried out an ambush arrest operation, and successfully arrested two Chinese men aged 57 and 47 and a 29-year-old Chinese man in Yau Ma Tei on suspicion of conspiracy to steal and handle stolen goods on January 7. woman.
During the operation, the police successfully recovered the stolen wine.
After investigation, it was found that this gang was involved in another case. On September 12 last year, a case of selling second-hand designer handbags in Tsim Sha Tsui area also used the tactics to steal a designer handbag worth 38,000 yuan from the left.
The police finally succeeded in targeting the mastermind behind the syndicate, and yesterday (8th) arrested a 42-year-old Chinese man who reported unemployed in a hotel in Mong Kok district.
The police can state that the arrests over the past few days have successfully dismantled a criminal syndicate active in theft and handling of stolen goods in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The four arrested persons will be charged with charges including conspiracy to steal and handling stolen goods.
Premeditated theft and handling of stolen goods can be sentenced to maximum imprisonment of 10 years and 14 years respectively upon conviction. The police appealed to citizens not to try the law.
In addition, store staff are reminded to stay vigilant at all times, pay attention to suspicious customers, and control the crowd in the store to prevent noise from happening.
Stores selling expensive goods can also enhance the security of the store, including installing closed-circuit televisions, anti-theft chains, anti-theft tags and other anti-theft systems to prevent thieves from taking advantage of them.
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