Students find 15,000 euros in the flowerpot - where does the money come from?

Students find 15,000 euros in the flowerpot - where does the money come from?

On January 28, 2025, an eight -year -old student at the community primary school Annastraße in Cologne made a remarkable find. The boy discovered 15,000 euros in a flower box in a flower box in the form of 50-euro shelf, which were covered with earth. He immediately informed a supervisor who then informed the school management and the police. This reports Merkur .

The police secured the money and initially saved it on the guard. Despite intensive investigations, the origin of the large amount of money remains unclear. There is no evidence of a lawful owner or criminal origin, which also complicated the situation. This money was handed over to the Cologne lost property office, where it will be kept for six months, in the hope that the rightful owner will report.

The circumstances of the find

according to t-online happened on Tuesday afternoon during a normal school day. The student initially only discovered a single 50-euro note before he came across an entire bundle of money. The teachers were quickly informed and the police were alerted to ensure the money.

There are assumptions that the money could come from drug transactions. Such hiding places are not unusual at drug cover spaces, but a find in the vicinity of a school is quite exceptional. However, the police are not specific. The officers have also sent an appeal to the public and ask possible witnesses to report on 0221 229-0.

legal consequences and finder wages

If no owner reports in the proposed period of six months, the money will be possessed in the possession of the city of Cologne. If the rightful owner is determined, the young could be entitled to a legal finder. The legal framework is defined in the Civil Code (BGB). According to § 965 BGB, the finder of the lost property has an obligation to notify and must immediately report the find to the competent lost property office in order not to be punishable. Juraforum has a finder whose height can vary. Up to a value of 500 euros is 5 percent of the value, a different regulation is used above this value.

The Finder also has the obligation to custody the lost property until the owner is picked up or to its finding. If the original owner comes within the period of six months and has followed the obligation to report, the finder can claim a reward that can often be higher than the legal finder if the owner offers this out of gratitude.