Armed Gang Steals Hundreds Of Toilet Paper Rolls
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - FEBRUARY 27: People buy toilet paper in the supermarket on February 27, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. Shoppers across Taiwan's major cities rushed to their supermarkets to purchase on as many toilet paper rolls as reports of an imminent price increases have sent consumers rushing to stock up on the household staple. (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)
Coronavirus outbreak fears have caused an unusual black market to arise in Hong Kong.
Face masks and hand sanitizers are completely sold out, but it seems that toilet paper is also in short supply.
An armed gang wielding knives threatened a delivery worker on Monday as he unloaded pallets of TP from a truck outside a supermarket.
According to Apple Daily, they made off with 600 toilet paper rolls, worth around $218. Police were able to arrest two of the three men and recover some of the stolen goods.
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