An air purifier was dismantled at a recycling yard and the owner lost 2 million in cash: I forgot, civil lawyer explains

An air purifier was dismantled at a recycling yard and the owner lost 2 million in cash: I forgot
Reporter｜Zheng Huiliang Video｜Wang Yixuan

https://www.mnews.tw/story/20220514sot12008

At a resource recycling site in Yingge, New Taipei City, when employees were sorting out the air purifiers they received, they discovered that there was 2 million yuan in cash inside. They quickly took them to the police station. When the owner arrived, he said that the machines had been idle for 40 years. The police The handwriting on the brown paper bag was compared with the owner's handwriting and found to be the same, and the owner was also very moved by the recycling yard's attitude of finding gold.

Employees at the recycling yard worked together to unload bags of recyclables into the truck, but this "air purifier" contained a huge amount of cash.

Recycling yard employees vs. police: "Take it out from the back, then tear it apart and get money."

He took out a stack of white banknotes, and the police officer helped him count the cash with a money counter. He was so careful because the money belonged to a 70-year-old man. He put the money in the air purifier, but luckily he recovered it. The staff at the venue kindly sent the money to the police station.

Recycling site employee: "Try to see if the (air purifier) can be used again, and then it (the air purifier) has a strange smell. A strange smell is enough, so I will check it over there. I saw something inside."

At around 8 o'clock in the evening on the 12th, in Yingge District, New Taipei City, the proprietress walked into the police station carrying a plastic bag and said that she found an air purifier in the recycling yard she ran. During the test, the machine made strange noises. When she opened the machine, she found that , there were two brown paper bags hidden inside, and after counting, there were 2 million yuan.

Zhuang Yupei, director of the Fengming Police Station of the Three Gorges Branch: "A small truck driver brought the machine to the recycling site. The police immediately contacted the driver to confirm the identity of the owner."

According to Article 805 of the Lost Property Notice of the Civil Code, if someone comes to collect the lost property within six months, the person who found the lost property can request compensation from the owner, but the compensation cannot exceed one-tenth of the value of the lost property.

Civil lawyer Li Yusheng: "If no one comes to accept the case within 6 months, then the lost property will belong to the person who found the lost property."

However, the value of lost items is calculated based on the item itself. If you encounter an ATM card, passbook, or check, you cannot ask for compensation. However, you suddenly found 2 million in the recycling yard. Fortunately, you encountered an employee who found the money, and this unexpected fortune was really real. The owner was quite moved.

 

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