Careless Passenger Grabs Wrong Luggage And Leaves Own Suitcase Stuffed With Cash And Gold Jewellery On Train

This is the moment railway staff opened a suitcase left behind on a high-speed train and discovered around GBP 34,000 in cash plus six pieces of valuable gold jewellery.

The suitcase was found after the G12 high-speed service from Shanghai arrived at Beijing South railway station in Beijing, northern China, in late August.

Footage shows a railway officer examining the contents of the case, including bundles of banknotes and boxes containing jewellery, with some of the valuables pixelated in the video.

Police from the Shanghai Railway Public Security Department discovered the luggage during a routine inspection of the empty carriage after passengers had left the train.

One officer can be heard counting the bundles of cash, saying: “One bundle, two bundles, three bundles, four bundles...”

Police said the case contained CNY 330,000, currently worth around GBP 34,000, as well as six pieces of gold jewellery.

The combined value of the contents was estimated at more than CNY 500,000, or around GBP 51,000.

Officers also found identification belonging to the passenger inside the suitcase, allowing them to track down its owner.

Railway police officer Wang Tao said: “Our initial assessment was that the cash and gold jewellery were probably wedding gifts prepared by the passenger.

“Using the owner’s identification found inside the suitcase, we were able to contact them immediately.”

Police said the passenger had hurried off the train and accidentally taken the wrong luggage while leaving their own suitcase behind.

The owner had reportedly not realised the valuables were missing until police called.

The suitcase and all of its contents were later returned to the passenger.

Railway police reminded passengers to check their belongings carefully when boarding and leaving trains, particularly when travelling with luggage that looks similar to other cases.

They also advised anyone who loses property or accidentally takes somebody else’s luggage to immediately contact railway police or train staff.

(Newsflash)