Frenchman bought a statuette with a treasure

Frenchman handed over to the police Bordeaux city of 85 thousand euros, which he found inside the Figurines of the elephant, reports the local newspaper Sud Ouest.

The publication notes that according to the author of the Nakhodka, he discovered a souvenir on the sidewalk in the center of the commune Merignac (Girona Department) in the pile of other baubles. When inspection it turned out that the “elephant” packed down by packs of banknotes. In the police commissariat, Bordeaux found that it is about 85 thousand euros.

Money was transferred to deposits and consignments to the State Fund. Investigators are trying to figure out their origin. According to law enforcement officers, this “treasure” is most likely associated with the income of drug addicts, newspaper writes.