Trio jailed for Hong Kong's priciest art heist

The police were alerted by a collector who realised the goods he received were stolen. - AFP

HONG KONG, May 14, 2022 (AFP): Three burglars who carried out a record-breaking $637 million art heist in Hong Kong but remained oblivious to the value of their historic haul were jailed Friday (May 14), local media reported.

Hong Kong's art community was rocked by the theft that included a two-metre tall scroll containing a 1929 Politburo report written by Mao Zedong valued at hundreds of millions of dollars -- but was sold to an amateur collector for just HK$200 ($25).