Police of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced Thursday that a Hong Kong heiress's kidnapping had been solved, with police arresting nine men and recovered HK$28 million ($361,230) ransom payment.
According to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department Thursday, eight of the suspects were arrested in cities in Guangdong and Guizhou Province, while another suspect surnamed Zheng was arrested in Hong Kong.
All HK$28 million ransom money and valuables, including watches and jewelry, were recovered.
Queenie Rosita Law, the granddaughter of late textiles tycoon Law Ting-pong, was kidnapped from her house in Sai Kung district of Hong Kong on April 25. Kidnappers broke into her house and stole jewelry, watches and other valuables worth HK$2 million.
Law was then held in a secluded cave in Fei Ngo Shan for three days and was released after the family paid a ransom of HK$28 million. She was not injured.
All of the arrested suspects were Chinese mainland residents, the department said. Among them, seven conducted the kidnapping, one helped smuggle the kidnappers into Hong Kong and another helped dispose of the stolen goods.
The gang had been planning the kidnapping since early April.
Hong Kong police said the suspects were not targeting specific tycoon's family members but was rather targeting a specific house. They said the case has been solved but investigation will be continued.
Guangdong Province police said they will strengthen cooperation with the Hong Kong authorities in the future to address cross-border crime.
