Víctor, the honest resident of Cangas who returned a bag with 11,400 euros: “I don’t earn it in a year”

The money was inside a bag that she found on a bank Without knowing what was inside, she handed it over to the Local Police The owner told the agents that they were “the savings of a lifetime” Víctor Montes works in the cleaning service of the City Council of Cangas do Morrazo (Pontevedra). Precisely, he had just left the town hall when, in the middle of the street, he found a bag containing a significant amount of money. So much so that it would take him many months of sweat to win it. The bag, “apparently branded”, was found on a stone bench next to the town hall. It was open, but Victor assures that he did not look at what was inside. “I took it and went to the local police to return it,” he tells NIUS. When they arrived at the police station, the officers were surprised. Inside the bag, in a case, there were several envelopes with 50-euro bills. One thousand euros in each package. In total, after accounting for all the money, 11,400 euros. Shortly after, a septuagenarian, a resident of Vigo (Pontevedra), appeared in the municipal offices denouncing the disappearance of that complement. In it she carried, as she assured the agents, “the savings of a lifetime.” The woman’s family has contacted Víctor to thank him for his enormous gesture of kindness. Víctor, 57 years old and with a temporary job Víctor’s story of honesty acquires an even greater dimension when we learn about his work situation. “Just before he found the bag he had been at City Hall looking at the job offers on the bulletin board,” he notes. Víctor, during his work day this Tuesday. CEDIDABecause at 57 years old, Víctor does not have a stable job. The contract that he links to the municipal cleaning service is only for two months. “I am just waiting for the clauses of the opposition that the City Council is going to take out to be able to apply for a permanent position,” he explains. Victor, who was not on duty at the time the bag was found, is aware that this money could have fixed the next year of life, or even more. “I don’t earn that money in a year. And, that, if I have a job”, he assures. Before finding this job, he hadn’t found a job opportunity for six months. However, Víctor maintains that he would not have kept the bag even if he knew that it contained such an amount of money. He would not have been able to sleep in peace. “Money not worked is money not earned. There is nothing like having a clear conscience and today I slept like a champion, ”he says. Víctor cleans this Tuesday, one day after the discovery, happier than ever the municipal facilities. He only hopes that divine justice will act and he will soon find the job stability that he longs for.