Suspects Arrested: Three arrested for armed gold shop robberies in Yangon

Police have arrested three men involved in armed robberies of two gold shops in Yangon.

The first robbery took place on March 28 at the “Shwe Sin Win” gold shop in Dagon Myothit (East), where suspects fired a gun, assaulted the shop owner, and stole gold jewelry worth about 850 million kyats before fleeing by motorbike.

Following investigations, authorities arrested one suspect, Zaw Lin Htun, and later captured another, Hman Gyi @ Thet Naung. A third suspect, Si Thu, was also arrested in connection with an earlier robbery at the “Yaung Ni Oo” gold shop in South Okkalapa Township.

Police recovered stolen gold items, cash, a pistol, ammunition, and the motorbike used in the crime. The suspects will face legal action, while efforts continue to arrest one remaining suspect still at large.