Disneyland warehouse heist of electronics worth $3m sees three arrested

Electronic appliances worth about HK$3 million were reported stolen from the Hong Kong Disneyland warehouse, leading to the arrest of three men.

Police received a report on Tuesday (Mar 11) from a warehouse manager indicating that 18 boxes of electronic equipment, including network switches, firewall devices, and television remote controls, were stolen last Friday (Mar 7).

According to reports, the involved warehouse is approximately 10,000 square feet, with a locked entrance and CCTV placed outside, but no security guards were stationed. 

Upon a review of CCTV footage, police discovered that a private car registered to a former computer technician entered the facility between March 1 and March 7.

The officers arrested the 28-year-old former technician, surnamed Cheng, in Tai Po on suspicion of burglary last night (Mar 11). 

Further investigations revealed that the technician had sold the 18 boxes of electronic equipment in three transactions to a Sham Shui Po recycling store, from which they retrieved five stolen boxes.

The recycling store owner, surnamed Choi, reportedly paid HK$300,000 for the equipment, which was significantly below its market value.

Choi subsequently sold seven boxes of the equipment to an unknown buyer for HK$180,000 on social media site WeChat, while another six boxes were sold to a recycling store employee for HK$120,000.

Choi, the store's 25-year-old owner, and a 23-year-old store employee were both arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

In response to the incident, a spokesman of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (HKDL) noted that the case is currently under police investigation.

The spokesman confirmed that no HKDL employees were involved and the resort will fully cooperate with the Police on its investigation of the case.

The investigation is ongoing.