An Australian who handed in a gold bar she found on a beach near Sydney was given it back by police after no one claimed her 18,000-Australian-dollar (18,540-US-dollar) find, news reports said.
The unnamed 24-year-old came across the bullion at Forresters Beach six months ago, the Newcastle Herald reported.
The ingot had a serial number but efforts by police to trace the rightful owner were unsuccessful, leading some to suggest the precious metal was the proceeds of crime.
Australian beachcomber gets to keep gold bar
An Australian who handed in a gold bar she found on a beach near Sydney was given it back by police after no one claimed her 18,000-Australian-dollar (18,540-US-dollar) find, news reports said.
The unnamed 24-year-old came across the bullion at Forresters Beach six months ago, the Newcastle Herald reported.
The ingot had a serial number but efforts by police to trace the rightful owner were unsuccessful, leading some to suggest the precious metal was the proceeds of crime.
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