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Halifax police say mystery solved over thousands of dollars found in drapes

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Feb, 2015 12:10 PM

    Halifax police have solved a mystery over a lucrative find at a local thrift store.

    They say someone has come forward to claim several thousand dollars tucked inside a bundle of folded drapes and found by an employee at the store.

    The money was sealed in several envelopes, which contained information showing the money was withdrawn in 2006 from a bank in Guysborough County.

    Officers contacted the bank, but it couldn't help since so much time had passed.

    After police appealed to the public earlier this month, a woman contacted them to say she had donated the personal belongings of a loved one who passed away in January.

    Investigators say they verified her claim about the cash, which has been turned over to the next of kin.

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