Hong Kong police arrest 6 suspected triad members after trio with ‘extravagant lifestyle’ tied up and robbed at knifepoint in HK$2 million hold-up

Hong Kong police have arrested six suspected triad members and rescued three university graduates who were bound and robbed of HK$2 million (US$254,800) in cash and valuables at knifepoint in their flat.

A police source on Tuesday said that investigation suggested the three male victims in their twenties were targeted possibly because of their extravagant lifestyle, which included “wearing luxury watches and smoking cigars”, with one of them reportedly in the restaurant business.