Hong Kong, December 21 (ANI): Hong Kong police have arrested a person from mainland China in reference to a high-value theft involving Japanese forex, after workers of a cash alternate store had been threatened and robbed within the metropolis earlier this week, NHK reported.
Police stated the 43-year-old suspect was taken into custody after officers recovered a suitcase containing a big amount of Japanese yen.
The arrest adopted an incident reported on Thursday within the Sheung Wan space.
According to investigators, two workers of a forex alternate store had been transporting 4 suitcases crammed with money to a close-by financial institution, the place the cash was to be transformed into Hong Kong {dollars}.
While en route, the workers was confronted by three males armed with knives.
The suspects allegedly threatened the workers, seized the cash-filled suitcases and fled the scene in a automobile. No accidents had been reported through the incident.
Authorities estimate that about one billion Japanese yen, value roughly 6.4 million US {dollars}, was taken through the theft.
Police later positioned a automobile believed to have been used because the getaway automobile.
The Hong Kong police imagine 4 individuals had been concerned within the crime and are persevering with efforts to hint the remaining suspects who escaped, NHK reported.
Police stated the investigation is ongoing, and extra arrests could also be made because the enquiry continues. (ANI)