A gold robbery involving hundreds of millions of dollars occurred in Hong Kong; police arrested five people and recovered 73 kilograms of gold bars.

According to a report from the Hong Kong Police Force, a gold robbery occurred on March 20th at the Peninsula Plaza on Chung On Street, Hung Hom, involving 73 gold bars, each weighing 1 kilogram, with a value of approximately HK$100 million. Police responded quickly, arresting five men and women involved and successfully recovering the stolen 73 kilograms of gold bars. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 PM on the 20th. A man, posing as a buyer, was conducting a gold transaction with staff at a gold shop in an office building on Chung On Street, Hung Hom. Suddenly, two men and a woman burst into the office, claiming that the company's manager owed a huge debt. They, along with the male buyer, took advantage of the chaos to steal the 73 gold bars, weighing approximately 73 kilograms in total, into a suitcase. (Southern Daily)