Huge Yen heist incidents have recently occurred frequently in Tokyo and Hong Kong, and the police have already detained 2 virtual currency exchange shop employees.

DeepFlowTech · 2026-02-01T12:41:47+00:00

Recent robberies targeting large sums of cash have occurred consecutively in Tokyo, Japan, and Hong Kong, China, involving amounts of up to 420 million yen and 51 million yen. The police quickly arrested the suspects, and preliminary intelligence indicates that the incidents are related to currency exchange and tax differential arbitrage.

DeepFlowTech

2026-02-01 12:41:47

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, February 1st, according to Caixin.com, within less than 24 hours from January 29th to 30th, Japan Tokyo and Hong Kong, both known for good social order, were consecutively targeted in robberies involving large amounts of Japanese yen cash. The amounts involved were up to 420 million yen (approximately 19 million RMB) and 51 million yen (approximately 2.29 million RMB). About 6 hours after the incidents, police arrested three suspects at Hong Kong International Airport on charges of “robbery” as they attempted to leave the country. Meanwhile, two employees were detained at a virtual currency exchange shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, including a 28-year-old local man and a 29-year-old mainland Chinese man, who are suspected of assisting the robbers in handling part of the stolen money. Preliminary intelligence analysis suggests that the related Japanese companies may have been transporting yen cash to Hong Kong to exchange for Hong Kong dollars, then purchasing duty-free goods in Hong Kong to profit from the tax difference between the two regions.

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