A German pensioner discovering a plastic bag packed with precious jewelry and cash in a hedge in his garden has been told by cops that he can keep it all.
The man – whose identity and age have been withheld due to local privacy laws – made the discovery during gardening activities at his estate in Hanau, central Germany, last November. He was reportedly cutting the hedge when he spotted a weathered plastic bag beneath it.
Local police investigating the valuables said the dozens of gold rings, necklaces, earrings and gemstones were altogether worth around 20,000 euros ($19,993), adding that the cash amounted to 100,000 euros($99,965). The jewelry was manufactured in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, according to an expert assigned by the police.
