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A man in Hong Kong was stolen while carrying 4 million Hong Kong dollars in cash to a virtual currency exchange shop, and the police have arrested 2 people involved in the case

On September 26, it was reported that the Hong Kong police arrested 2 men in connection with a theft case at a virtual currency exchange shop in Sham Shui Po District, involving HK $4 million. Senior Inspector Leung Wai-huan of the District Crime Squad of Sham Shui Po said that a 43-year-old local man carried 4 million cash to a virtual currency exchange in a shopping mall on Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po on Monday afternoon to buy virtual currency. After the victim handed the cash to the female clerk at the counter, the female clerk entered a room in the store. The victim noticed suspicious during waiting and tried to leave the store, but found that he was locked in the store and reported the case. After investigation and intelligence analysis, the police arrested two men with Hong Kong identity cards on charges of "conspiracy to steal" the day before yesterday and yesterday. Police are hunting for other suspects and tracking the whereabouts of the stolen money.