Man Finds Fortune In Discarded Trinket In Southern France

A man in south-western France has found €85,000 (£73,000; $100,000) in a discarded trinket left on the pavement.

According to local newspapr Sud-Ouest, the cash was discovered inside a hollow, elephant-shaped object picked up in the town of Mérignac.

The paper says the surprised recipient immediately took trinket along with the cash, to the police station, adding that the discovery could be linked with drug traffickers.

Police have launched an inquiry into the origin of the object and the cash.

The man will not keep the €85,000, which has been placed into a state investment fund.


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