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SWISS AUTHORITIES SEEK OWNER OF GOLD WORTH £151,000 LEFT ON TRAIN
If you happened to leave more than £150,000 worth of gold bars in a Swiss train, you can now come forward to claim it.
Authorities in the central city of Lucerne have said a package containing bars worth about 182,000 Swiss francs was found in a train that arrived from the northern town of St. Gallen in October, and efforts to find the owner failed.
The bars were then seized by Lucerne prosecutors. Regional authorities confirmed on Tuesday a statement from law enforcement over the weekend saying that any claimant has five years to report “justified claims” of ownership. The incident is eye-popping even for a wealthy Alpine country with a high cost, and standard, of living. Read more HERE.