Mao Zedong's scroll worth $300 million found cut in half: Hong Kong police
Scroll theft in Hong Kong
A poetry scroll byMao Zedong that was stolen in Hong Kong has now been recoveredbut in pieces, as reported by the Hong Kong police.
The local police reported that the calligraphy scroll was recovered along with two bronze coins.
"Someone claimed that (the scroll) was too difficult to display because it was too long so it was cut in half," Senior Superintendent Tony Ho told reporters.
The scroll isestimated to be worth at least US$300 million.It was one of the most valuable items that was stolen from Fu Chunxiao's home, a Chinese collector, last month.
This scroll was stolen by a gang of three who also robbed more valuables from the collector's apartment. The stolen items were worthHK$5 billion ($645 million) approximately.
The robbery has been identified as one of the most expensive heists, as the stoilen items contained expensive scrolls, antique stamps and revolutionary items from China and Hong Kong.
As of now, one person has been arrested onsuspicion of handling stolen goods, another for burglary and the third for assisting a criminal.
The investigation is still underway.