Syrian refugee hands in €150,000 found in a lucky cupboard to German police

BERLIN: A 25-year-old Syrian refugee in Germany found €150,000 in a lucky cupboard. And he handed it over to the police.

The money was discovered in a cupboard given to Muhannad by a charitable organisation, the Guardian reported.

Police at Minden city said that the the man found €50,000 in cash and savings books containing more than €100,000 hidden under a board while he was assembling the furniture.

He did a quick internet search to confirm that the money he has found was in fact real money and once his suspicions were confirmed he handed it over to local authorities who then gave it to the police.

Speaking to a German newspaper he said that his religion Islam would never allow him to use this money. "Allah would never allow me to finance my own interests with someone else’s wealth," he said.

Police are now looking for the owner of this money. 

Muhannad however has earned respect for his act of valor.

“This young man has behaved in an exemplary manner and deserves great credit,” a police statement said.

“People often report small amounts of money found to the police, but such a large sum is absolutely exceptional,” they added.