Mystery Telford swag bag filled with £20k in cash remains unclaimed
A massive swag bag which contains £20,000 in cash has yet to be reclaimed by its owner.
Four months after an online appeal was issued by police, it remains with West Mercia Police.
The finding baffled officers in Telford who stumbled across the large bag of money while on patrol in the town of Wellington in October last year.
Despite issuing an appeal on Tuesday, October 16 2018, West Mercia Police has now said that not a single person has come forward to claim the cash.
Last year they posted a picture of the cash with a message, which read: “We have some good news for whoever lost more than £20k in Wellington yesterday.”
However, a spokesman for the force said: “No-one has come forward to claim.
“‘There’s no update and the money remains unclaimed.”
According to common law, a person who finds lost personal property could keep it until – and unless – the original owner comes forward.
This rule applies to people who discover lost property in public areas.
Mislaid property, meanwhile, generally goes to the owner of the property where it was found.
The West Mercia Police force were unable to provide a further update as to where the cash would go if it remained unclaimed.
