Spanish taxi driver returns 10,000 euros left in cab

Nov 21, 2016 12:35 AM PHT

Agence France-Presse

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Spanish taxi driver returns 10,000 euros left in cab

The driver turns over a suitcase containing the money to police, who then tracked down the owner

MADRID, Spain – A Canadian tourist who left a suitcase containing 10,000 euros ($10,500) in cash in a Barcelona taxi has been reunited with his money thanks to an honest cab driver, police said Sunday, November 20.

The driver dropped off the suitcase on Saturday at a police station in Barcelona’s Eixample neighborhood, home to Guadi’s famed Sagrada Familia church, after he realized it had been left behind, a police spokeswoman said.

“Police opened the suitcase to try to find information that could identify its owner. Inside they found 10,000 euros in cash, baby clothes, and a Canadian passport,” she added.

Using the passport police were able to track down the owner and return the suitcase.

“He was really grateful and sent us a thank you note for returning it so quickly,” the spokeswoman said. – Rappler.com