Two men have been arrested by the city’s police for allegedly stealing property on two Hong Kong-bound flights from Malaysia and Switzerland, including local cash and foreign currency valued at HK$40,000 (US$5,100).
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The force said on Wednesday that it made the arrests at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday after receiving reports from three passengers.
According to the passengers from the two flights, they had placed their carry-on bags in the overhead compartments in their cabins, but later found items missing.
After a preliminary investigation, police arrested two men from mainland China, aged 25 and 47, on suspicion of theft, and detained them for further investigation.
The pair were alleged to have stolen cash from three passengers in Hong Kong dollars and foreign currency valued at HK$40,000 in total. The two cases were handled by the airport’s district investigation team.
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The city recorded 169 cases of cabin theft on inbound flights in the first 10 months of 2024, involving property worth HK$4.32 million.