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CASE 304  |  Middle Aged Couple  |  September ?, 2022  |  Canada
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  304
  date                September ?, 2022
  original_date       September, 2022
  year                2022
  month               9
  quarter             2022-Q3
  victim              Middle Aged Couple
  location            Richmond, B.C., Canada
  country             Canada
  scenario            Home Invasion
  description         Multiple suspects posing as police invade home, tie up residents, steal $10M in crypto.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        $10 million in crypto "and several luxury items"
  coin_type           Crypto
  reports             Richmond News
  notes               Charges: break and enter, robbery with a weapon, unlawful confinement, use of an imitation firearm during a robbery, three counts of assault, extortion, possession of stolen property and impersonating a police officer.
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2025-11-14 09:05:23

AI SUMMARY  [revised on review, verified against the sources in this file. Live DB still holds the shorter bulk-import summary — apply this to it.]
  **Victims:** A middle-aged couple in north Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
  
  **Attackers:** Multiple armed suspects, some impersonating police officers; one man, 34-year-old Jin Da Xing of Richmond, was charged with 11 offences.
  
  **Attack Method:** On 13 September 2022, according to Richmond RCMP, multiple armed suspects — some of them impersonating police — allegedly entered the couple's home.
  
  **Violence Used:** The couple were allegedly assaulted, bound and held for several hours; RCMP said they suffered non-life-threatening injuries but were left badly shaken.
  
  **Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** The suspects fled with $10 million in cryptocurrency and several luxury items; a large portion of the crypto was later recovered.
  
  **Status:** A year-long Richmond RCMP investigation (Serious Crime and Economic Crime units, with the National Crypto Support Unit) led to 11 charges against Jin Da Xing — including break and enter, robbery with a weapon, unlawful confinement, use of an imitation firearm, three counts of assault, extortion, possession of stolen property and impersonating a police officer. He is remanded awaiting trial.

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-man-arrested-for-home-invasion-10m-crypto-theft-7873869

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 136: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   Richmond News
  URL      https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-man-arrested-for-home-invasion-10m-crypto-theft-7873869
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 136, column "Articles"
  Length   2,590 chars
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Richmond man arrested for home invasion, $10M crypto theft
A middle-aged couple's home in north Richmond was allegedly the target of a home invasion and robbery in September 2022.
Maria Rantanen	Maria Rantanen
Nov 23, 2023 2:03 PM
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One man has been charged with 11 criminal offences and is in custody following an alleged home invasion and theft of $10 million in cryptocurrency and luxury items a year ago.

On Sept. 13, 2022, multiple suspects with weapons allegedly entered the home of a middle-aged couple in north Richmond.

According to Richmond RCMP, some of the suspects impersonated police officers.

The couple were allegedly assaulted, bound and held for several hours.

Police say the suspects then fled with the $10 million in cryptocurrency and several luxury items.

The Richmond News reported on the incident last week when Richmond RCMP Chief Supt. Dave Chauhan provided an update at the community safety meeting.

RCMP have now released more details on the case.

The investigation was “lengthy and complex” and Richmond RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit took the lead with expertise from the Economic Crime Unit. They were also supported by the National Crypto Support Unit.

RCMP say a large portion of the cryptocurrency has been recovered.

“There have been many technological breakthroughs through the last five to 10 years in the digital forensics field. It has taken time and resources to mobilize and establish this type of expertise," said Richmond RCMP Chief Supt. Dave Chauhan. 

"I am proud to say that we saw the need for this type of expertise in the past and hedged towards the future."

He praised the serious crimes and economic crime units for doing an "exceptional job" with the investigation, which took more than a year.

"As well, investigators have provided consistent support to the victims of this heinous act,” said Chauhan.

RCMP said victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries but were badly shaken up.

The Prosecution Service of BC has approved 11 charges against 34-year-old Jin Da Xing from Richmond.

The charges he's facing include break and enter, robbery with a weapon, unlawful confinement, use of an imitation firearm during a robbery, three counts of assault, extortion, possession of stolen property and impersonating a police officer.

Xing is currently remanded in custody and awaiting trial.

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