Nanjing Police Crack China’s Largest Gold Theft Case Worth 27 Million Yuan, Recovering All Stolen Assets

Odaily Odaily News: Jiangsu Nanjing police, in collaboration with the Chongzuo Border Management Detachment in Guangxi, successfully solved a major gold theft case involving 27 million yuan. The masterminds, Wang and Tong, driven by massive gambling debts, teamed up with another accomplice to plan and execute a theft targeting a luxury store in Jiangning District, Nanjing. They stole a total of 37 gold items, weighing 27 kilograms.

After the crime, the main suspect Tong fled south with part of the gold by ride-hailing car, attempting to cross the border illegally via a small path. He was precisely intercepted and arrested by police from the Chongzuo Aidian Border Police Station just 100 meters from the China-Vietnam border, with 8.75 kilograms of gold seized on the spot. Subsequently, another suspect, Wang, who had already fled to Thailand, was captured in Bangkok and extradited back to China. Currently, all 11 suspects in the case have been apprehended, and the 27 kilograms of stolen gold have been fully recovered. (China News Weekly)