HK$4.2 million in cash and valuables stolen from finance magnate Akihiro Nagahara’s luxury home on The Peak
- Break-in comes soon after 13-hour police anti-burglary operation
- Expensive residential area has been prime target for burglars in recent weeks
A total of HK$4.2 million (US$535,000) in cash and valuables was stolen from the luxury home of consumer finance magnate Akihiro Nagahara on The Peak on Sunday, just hours after a 13-hour police anti-burglary operation in the area.
Officers are searching for two or more suspects who raided the Barker Road house while Nagahara, 78, and his family were out. Nagahara is the chief executive and managing director of United Asia Finance, a Hong Kong-based microlender.
The latest break-in came to light at about 9pm on Sunday when Nagahara returned home and found the second-floor bedroom had been ransacked and a safe had been prised open.
“Initial investigation showed burglars climbed into the front yard of the house by scaling its surrounding wall from a nearby hillside,” a police source said.
