Suspects arrested less than 24 hours after US$395,000 Macau casino robbery
- Two men were taken into custody by Zhuhai police as they tried to flee via Gongbei border crossing
- Another man and a woman were seized at a hotel after thieves struck at Four Seasons Hotel on Friday
Four suspected robbers who gambled on being able to steal HK$3.1 million (US$395,000) from a Macau casino and get away with it were arrested less than 24 hours after the crime took place.
The quartet, all from mainland China, were caught on Friday evening and all the money, which was in the form of gaming chips and cash, was recovered.
Two men were arrested by Zhuhai police as they fled the city via the Gongbei control point. While a third man and a woman, were found hiding in a hotel in the Taipa district of the casino hub.
The robbery took place at the Four Seasons Hotel soon after 5.30am on Friday, according to Macau Judiciary Police.
Two robbers stole HK$3.1 million from a Baccarat betting table after using pepper spray to attack a croupier and a security guard.
The police force’s acting head of Gaming-related Crimes Division, Chan Chong-in, said one of the suspects had disguised himself as a woman and had inspected the casino before the robbery.