Vietnamese couple return lost cash-filled wallet to Thai visitors
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 11:00 GMT+7
Police in Dak Lak Province, located in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, said on Thursday that they had handed over VND50 million (US$2,122) in cash and many personal documents to a Thai visitor after a Vietnamese couple had found them at a local supermarket and submitted them to police officers.
Nguyen Huu Hung, a 55-year-old resident of Dak Song District, and his wife saw a wallet on the ground on the way to the Co.opmart supermarket’s car parking lot in Tan An Ward, Buon Ma Thuot City after shopping there around noon on the same day.
There were many banknotes and personal documents belonging to a Thai man in the wallet, according to Hung.
The couple then submitted the wallet to the provincial police office.
“I was determined to find the owner and sought the assistance from police officers because I thought that the VND50 million amount could be that person’s travel fund, and personal documents are important for everyone, especially when you are abroad,” Hung said.
It took the Dak Lak police officers only a few hours to track down the owner of the wallet, who is a Thai tourist traveling in Vietnam along with his wife.
“I thought I would never get my lost personal documents back,” said the Thai man during the handover at the police station.
“I am very happy.
“Thank you, the people of Vietnam and the Dak Lak police department for helping us.”
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