Fishy Tale from nearby Nimbin

[Frazz]

Teenagers find $100,000 – and hand it in !! Two teenage brothers, fishing for bass and catfish in a secret water hole near a picturesque country town in eastern Australia, thought that they had won the lottery when they hooked a bag of money last week.

 

Hidden in grass just metres from the creek bank, the boys discovered a package wrapped in plastic and containing A$100,000 in various denominations.

 

After realising that there may be something more sinister behind the stash, they decided to hand the loot in to the local police – after spending three weeks mulling over whether to keep it.

 

The teenagers contacted the police on Friday after revealing their extraordinary find – wads of $20 and $50 notes bundled together with rubber bands – to their mother and getting some legal advice.

 

“We just don’t want any trouble,” one of the boys, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Lismore Northern Star newspaper. “We were sweet before the money and we’ll be sweet afterwards.”

 

The boys had been fishing at Tuntable Creek, a waterway near Lismore in the tropical region of far northern New South Wales on Australia's east coast. The creek runs downstream from a nearby national park and is also located near Nimbin, a small town known as the home of Australia’s hippy culture, which hosts an annual MardiGrass festival devoted to promoting the use of cannabis.

 

The region had recently been affected by huge flooding so the bundle may have come from any number of streams in the area, known as the Northern Rivers region.

 

Police searched the Tuntable Creek area thoroughly but failed to uncover any more cash or clues as to where it may have come from. Inspector Greg Moore said that officers were investigating whether the discovery was crime-related.

 

"That's obviously one line of inquiry we're looking at," he said. "It could be proceeds of ill-gotten gains but at this stage we're certainly keeping an open mind."

 

Inspector Moore said that if nobody came forward with a legitimate reason for claiming the money, the boys might be able to claim it, otherwise it could go towards police internal revenue.

 

The mother of the teenagers admitted that she wrestled with the idea of keeping the cash for the family, but did not want anything to do with “dirty money”. She said: “It would be nice to have some extra money, but not if it’s going to upset our lives."

 

Author:Sophie Tedmanson

Date:September 21, 2009

Source: The Australian

Copyright: Australian Associated Press 2009

 

better take the fishing lines to the next Mardi Gras aye

[420 HELI]

someone is not going to be very happy

[coughmaster]

I wonder how many people would hand it in not to many is my guess

[sgt_pepper]

how long before they start to regret that decision?

at least give it away to charity...no need to get the filth involved?!

[pisspotgrower]

If ya think about it not such a dumb idea to hand it in.

1. u know its dodgy and know ones gona claim it 2 many questions will be asked.

2. after 3 months i think its urs tax free.

3. was on the news so cops not gona screw em outa it.

4. Can now spend t freely with out questions

and last but not least the ppl who lost it cant really come after em now 2 get it back.

 

3 months cash theres good find boys:)

[DurbanDR]

sounds like someone's rural bank was in the wrong spot!

[bufo marinus]

Inspector Moore said that if nobody came forward with a legitimate reason for claiming the money, the boys might be able to claim it, otherwise it could go towards police internal revenue.

 

Why?

 

These cunts never cease to amaze me

[Tokes]

Wow, if I found $100,000 I wouldn't hand it in to the police for the one big reason, If you hand it into the police then there is going to be some sort of paper trail with your name on it. so if they really wanted vengeance they could easily bribe a copper or something like that, And I am sure you know the over obvious reasons I would keep it even if you couldn't spend it all at once you could still buy a flash home entertainment system like a projector, PS3, Xbox 360, Surround sound and heaps of food shit I could go on all day about what I would buy but I wont .

[saltbox]

Why?

 

These cunts never cease to amaze me

 

What pricks. I bet they'll come up with some kind of bullshit reason and the kids won't get any cash from it.

 

IMO they shouldn't have handed it in. I wouldn't have. If the money was "legit" then it'd be in a bank. Of course it was "ill gotten gains" or whatever - that's the only reason you'd stash $100,000 out in the bush. Unless you're really paranoid and don't trust the bank with your lotto winnings.

[kev.au]

sounds like someone's rural bank was in the wrong spot!

 

 

Should of used a lantana bush :D :) :D