Two women who claimed to have been unlawfully detained in Argentina will be escorted back to Hong Kong by Police tomorrow.

Three Hong Kong Police officers are in the country to help Argentinian authorities investigate the case. Two will stay behind to continue the probe, while the third will escort the women back to Hong Kong.

Police received two reports on February 20 and 21 that a 17-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman were unlawfully detained in Argentina. The three officers were sent to Buenos Aires on February 23 and spoke with the women.

They said they were contacted through a social media network and induced into transporting a vase and a painting from Hong Kong to South America. They left Hong Kong with a 19-year-old man on February 6. Upon arrival they discovered the vase had been damaged and they were detained but subsequently released.

Police arrested a 17-year-old woman suspected of handling stolen goods in Sheung Shui on February 22, and she has been released on bail.