Brazen daylight heist in Sheung Wan

The police arrested a suspect at the airport who allegedly robbed nearly 60 million Japanese yen in Sheung Wan this morning.

The daylight heist occured at around 9 a.m.

A staff member at a currency exchange shop called the police after witnessing two men being robbed on Des Voeux Road.

Two assailants snatched a large sum of cash totaling 58 million yen, equivalent to nearly 3 million Hong Kong dollars.

Sources said the two robbers fled the scene by a taxi.