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A Garbage Collector in Pilsen Found Half a Million Crowns in a Container

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The honorable mention goes to a garbage collector from Pilsen who, while working, found a bag in one of the containers containing, in addition to documents and payment cards, euro banknotes worth half a million crowns. He handed everything over to a police patrol that was passing by.

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The honorable mention goes to a garbage collector from Pilsen who, while working, found a bag in one of the containers containing, in addition to documents and payment cards, euro banknotes worth half a million crowns. He handed everything over to a police patrol that was passing by.

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How did an estimated 20,000 euros end up in a container? The post Man found approximately 20,000 euros in a container: He handed it over to the police. The money ended up thrown away by mistake was first shown on interez.sk.

A garbage driver in Plzena, western Czech city, found an old bag of 20,000 euros accidentally thrown out by the daughters of a dead man on Monday at... ~ 21.10.2026, PRIM

Twenty thousand euros, or roughly half a million, personal documents and credit cards were found by a garbage collector (34) in Pilsen while on duty. He handed over the unexpected treasure to the police, who soon identified the owner.

Twenty thousand euros (roughly 500 thousand crowns), personal documents and credit cards were found by a 34-year-old garbage collector in Pilsen while on duty. He handed the case over to the police, who later discovered that it had probably been thrown away by the deceased man's daughters who were cleaning out his apartment, police spokeswoman Dagmar Mifková said.

An unexpected find awaited a garbage collector from Pilsen last week. While on duty, he noticed a strange bag in one of the garbage cans, which contained a plastic bag full of money and personal documents. The man did not hesitate and reported everything to the nearest police station. According to the officers, the finder deserves respect, otherwise the person risks being suspected of a crime.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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Novinky.cz broke the news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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