Hong Kong sees $HK 100 million gold heist, police arrest 5 and recover 73kg gold bars

BlockBeats News, March 22nd: According to the Hong Kong police, a gold robbery occurred at Peninsula Square, Red Hook, Hong Kong on March 20th, involving 73 gold bars weighing 1 kilogram each, with a total value of approximately 100 million Hong Kong dollars. After receiving the report, the police quickly launched an investigation, arrested 5 suspects, and successfully recovered the 73 kilograms of gold that were stolen. The incident occurred around 2:45 pm on the 20th, when a man posing as a buyer was conducting a gold transaction with staff at a goldsmith in an office building on Chong On Street, Red Hook. Suddenly, two men and a woman broke into the office, claiming that the company's owner owed a large debt, and together with the male buyer, they took advantage of the confusion to place the 73 gold bars, totaling approximately 73 kilograms, into a suitcase. (Southern Metropolis Daily)