Hong Kong police have arrested a 43-year-old citizen of mainland China in connection with a high-value money exchange robbery. This arrest took place after the incident in which the employees of the currency exchange shop were robbed of about 1 billion Japanese yen, whose value in the international market is estimated at about 6.4 million US dollars. According to the police, this incident took place in Sheung Wan area on Thursday. Two employees of a money exchange company were going to a nearby bank with a large amount of cash in four suitcases, where this amount was to be converted into Hong Kong dollars.
Meanwhile, on the way, three suspects took out a knife and threatened the employees and snatched all the suitcases and ran away from the spot. It was a relief that there was no physical injury in this incident. During the investigation, the police traced a suspect vehicle, which was used to flee after the robbery. After this, the police arrested the accused from mainland China and recovered a suitcase full of Japanese yen from him. The Hong Kong police believe that a total of four people were involved in this incident. Currently, three accused are absconding, and the search for them is ongoing.
Police have said that the case may be related to organized crime and investigations are ongoing. Officials have indicated that more arrests may be made in the coming days. This incident has also raised serious questions about the security arrangements of money exchange transactions in Hong Kong.