Bus driver returns $460,000 to forgetful passenger in Argentina

MOSCOW. September 1. KAZINFORM A bus driver in Argentina's northwestern San Juan province has set an example of honesty by returning a case full of money to an absent-minded passenger, local media reported on Monday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

Alberto Rios found a case containing 1.8 million pesos ($460,000) in his bus at the end of his shift, but decided to return the entire fortune to its owner, reports said.

"My father always told me: what belongs to you is yours, and what does not is not yours," the 39-year-old said in explaining his good deed.

According to local papers, a man identified as Carlos proved to be the owner of the money, which belonged to his company and was to be spent on a plot of land for olive growing, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

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