Robbery Occurs at Taichung HSR Station 虛擬貨幣交易疑與賣家起爭執 遭搶191萬

A robbery occurred at Taichung High Speed Rail Station on Oct. 12. The victim was bringing NT$1.91 million in cash to Taichung for virtual currency transactions. A disagreement arose during the deal, and the buyer simply snatched the cash and ran away.

There is a heavy police presence around Taichung High Speed Rail Station, and they are on the lookout for suspicious looking people. On Oct. 12, a robbery occurred at the station. A man surnamed Su arrived in Taichung with NT$1.91 million in cash to meet with a buyer for a virtual currency deal. The two got into a dispute, and the buyer absconded with the bag containing the cash.

Lin Feng-chan, Department Chief of RPB Xinwuri Police Station：“We arrested one suspect at the scene, and the precinct chief convened an investigatory task force. This station is currently investigating. The bureau's criminal investigation corps also set up a task force.“

The police said a traveler overheard an argument occurring near the station's Exit No. 3, and reported this to the police. The police arrived at the scene and arrested a person surnamed Huang. Prosecutors questioned Huang and concluded Huang was involved, so they applied to a court to keep him detained.

Chan Chang-hui, Department Chief Prosecutor of Taichung District Prosecutors Office：“He took advantage of inattentiveness (to steal property). They used violence during the course of trying to protect the stolen property and escaping afterwards, so his offense rose from abrupt taking to robbery.“

Travelers were surprised to hear that a robbery had occurred at the high speed rail station, and said they will keep a close eye on their belongings.

Resident：“We usually only pass by here, so there isn't any danger to our belongings.”

Resident：“I think that was deliberately done. Every adult should responsibly protect himself or herself.”

The Taichung City Police Department and the Railway Police Bureau have set up a task force. They discovered through surveillance camera footage that the main suspect fled in a car after taking the money and are tracking the vehicle.

員警在站區加強巡邏，密切注意是否有可疑人士。高鐵台中站12號晚間，發生一起搶案，一名蘇姓男子帶著現金191萬，從北部南下台中準備和賣家進行虛擬貨幣交易，但疑似過程起爭執，賣家將裝有現金的提袋搶走。

鐵路警察局新烏日分駐所副所長林豐展表示：「當場查獲嫌疑人一名，並由分局長召集偵查隊及本所偵辦中本局刑事警察大隊，亦同步成立專案小組。」

警方表示，當時有旅客聽到高鐵站3號出口附近有爭執，向警方報案。警方趕到現場，當場抓到一名黃姓嫌犯，檢方複訊後認為涉犯準強盜罪，向法院聲請羈押禁見。

中檢襄閱主任檢察官詹常輝表示：「他是趁其不備(搶奪財物)，但是可能是在後面的防護贓物以及逃脫過程當中他們有施以暴力，他的罪責就升高了，就會從搶奪升高到準強盜罪。」

而在人來人往的高鐵站發生搶案，不少旅客表示雖然難以置信，對自己的財物和行李也會提高警覺。

民眾表示：「我們平常在這邊大部分就是經過而已，所以其實不太會有什麼財物的危險吧。」

民眾亦表示：「我覺得那是有心人士刻意去做。該有的每個成年人的自我保護還是要自己做好。」

台中警方表示，已經和鐵路警察局共組專案小組，調閱監視器發現主嫌搶走現金後開車逃逸，也在南屯區尋獲犯案車輛，目前還在擴大追查中。