According to the police, the accused took the amount after asking the victims to show the currency and hid some of the cash using sleight of hand
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According to the police, the man asked Chuan to show some US dollars to which the Filipino national obliged. When Chuan took out a bundle of the currency, the man took the bundle in his hand and hid some of the cash using sleight of hand. Chuan also told the police that Jeffery and Sandra were also approached by some unknown persons asking them to show the currency and hid some of the cash in the process.
The police filed a cheating case against the four persons on Tuesday and said that they have initiated the probe and are checking the CCTV footage of the area near the hotel to identify the thieves.
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