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Janitor finds $325M gold bars in trash
A janitor who found $325 million worth of gold bars in a garbage bin at a South Korean airport might be allowed to keep the precious metal, police said.
The seven gold bars were found in a trash can at Incheon International Airport in Seoul.
Investigators said the gold bars are believed to have been ditched by two men who were transporting the bullion from Hong Kong to Japan. The men are believed to have abandoned the gold because they were worried about being searched by customs.
Police said the owner must come forward to claim the gold, or else the $325 million worth of precious metal will become property of the janitor who found it under the country’s finders-keepers law.
The janitor would still receive five to 20 percent of the gold’s value if the owner comes forward, police said.