Unemployed man found bag worth R$90,500 and returned it to its owner

An unemployed 35-year-old man found two million pesos (equivalent to R$90,500) on the street and returned the money to its owners in Argentina.

While the case was recorded in the city of Posadas, Matías Pauluch was awaiting transfer to a temporary job in the municipality of Misiones.

Speaking to local media, the man said he saw two adults, including a child, cross the road on motorcycles. Shortly after they passed it, the couple dropped some objects on the runway, including a bottle, toys, and a white bag.

Matías rushed to the objects and tried to return them to their owners.

“When I opened the bag, I saw that there was a lot of money in it. A few packs of fifteen hundred pesos. The first thing I did was to look at the man next to me and ask if he knew them, but he said he didn’t,” the man said in an interview with Alem Haber.

At that moment, the man decided to abandon access to the temporary beak and take his family. “I thought about returning the money because I saw it was a lot and it was absolutely important to them. The money was not mine. Everyone should do that,” he said.

The man called a friend and took to the streets of Posadas to inquire about the couple who lost their money.

He passed a gas station and asked the staff if the couple had passed. After receiving a positive response, he left his contact number with the attendants, hoping the two could contact them if they returned to look for the money.

The man even returned home with the money, but again decided to go to the gas station. At the scene, it was reported that the employees already knew about the couple and were able to arrange a meeting with them.

The money was for health

According to Matías, after meeting the couple, the two reported that the money would be used to treat an illness the child had. He said that he did not count the money and that the father of the boy who informed him had a total of two million pesos in the bag.

“The woman was very touched, I saw that it was important to her. They said that they even sell motorcycles and do other things to raise money. It was a moment of great satisfaction for me,” he said.

The man claimed that the couple was still trying to give him a financial reward, but said he did not accept the gift. “I did what I had to do, it made me feel good,” he said.