Fukushima waste disposal plant workers face charges for keeping Y10 million found in garbage

Japan Today -- Jun 21

Two men working at a waste disposal plant in Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture, face theft charges for keeping approximately 10 million yen which they and a third worker found mixed in with collected garbage.

According to police, three workers who were sorting garbage at the waste disposal plant discovered the cash on Feb 27, local media reported. Two of the men took the money home with them.

On Feb 28, one of the two men told the waste disposal plant office that they had found only about 100,000 yen in cash in a plastic bag. However, the Tamura municipal government, which commissions the plant to collect and dispose of trash for the city, questioned the second man, and after finding discrepancies in their stories, reported the matter to the police on May 25.

Jun 21 (TomoNews Japan) - 福島県田村市のごみ処理施設で、収集されたごみの中から見つかった現金1000万円を、作業員が持ち帰っていたことが6月19日、分かった。 同施設で2月27日、作業員3人が不燃ごみの分別作業をしていた際、ごみ袋に入った現金約1000万円を発見。2人がその全額を持ち帰ったという。しかし……。