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A virtual currency ATM in Hong Kong was stolen, losing 43,000 yuan in cash

The Hong Kong police said that officers of the military uniform patrol team of the Tseung Kwan O police district found a virtual currency ATM damaged and abandoned on the roadside during their patrol in the area on June 10. The police immediately notified the relevant cryptocurrency trading institution. After counting, the institution lost about 43,000 yuan in cash in the incident. After officers from the Tseung Kwan O District Crime Squad took over the investigation of the case, based on intelligence and in-depth investigations, an arrest operation was launched in Tseung Kwan O today (15th). A 22-year-old local man and a 17-year-old local man were arrested on suspicion of "theft" and "assisting theft" respectively and are being detained for investigation. During the operation, officers seized two wrenches, two angle grinders, two mobile phones and a trolley suspected of being involved in the case.