Hong Kong police arrest 2 men over thefts on planes arriving from Vietnam
By Jeffie Lam
Hong Kong police have arrested two men over one week for allegedly stealing cash from passengers’ overhead luggage on two inbound flights from Vietnam.
The force said on Saturday that the latest arrest had taken place on Friday and involved a 61-year-old man suspected of stealing 10 million Vietnamese dong, or about HK$3,060 (US$390), in cash from another passenger on a flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
The alleged victim had discovered his overhead bag had been taken and found the cash inside was missing after recovering his luggage.
Police officers were called to the scene and subsequently arrested the 61-year-old man after retrieving the missing cash from his luggage.
The suspect was still in custody as of Sunday. The police’s Lantau criminal investigation unit is following up on the case.
The force also arrested a 38-year-old man on Wednesday of last week for allegedly stealing US$4,500 from another passenger’s overhead bag on a flight from Da Nang.
via SCMP Full Text Feed
By Jeffie Lam
Hong Kong police have arrested two men over one week for allegedly stealing cash from passengers’ overhead luggage on two inbound flights from Vietnam.
The force said on Saturday that the latest arrest had taken place on Friday and involved a 61-year-old man suspected of stealing 10 million Vietnamese dong, or about HK$3,060 (US$390), in cash from another passenger on a flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
The alleged victim had discovered his overhead bag had been taken and found the cash inside was missing after recovering his luggage.
Police officers were called to the scene and subsequently arrested the 61-year-old man after retrieving the missing cash from his luggage.
The suspect was still in custody as of Sunday. The police’s Lantau criminal investigation unit is following up on the case.
The force also arrested a 38-year-old man on Wednesday of last week for allegedly stealing US$4,500 from another passenger’s overhead bag on a flight from Da Nang.
via SCMP Full Text Feed
