A street cleaner who found £10,000 in cut-up bank notes has been told he can keep the cash - as long as he can piece it back together.Graham Hill has in front of him the most lucrative jigsaw puzzle in history, a combination of £10 and £20 notes he found while emptying bins.
It was unclaimed for six months and Mr Hill can have it, and any of it he can piece back together will be legal tender.
Lincolnshire Police launched an investigation but gave him it back when no-one came forward.
Det Con Nick Cobb said: "Following extensive inquiries, there was no evidence that the money was stolen or linked to any criminal activity.
The Bank of England and established that the money was genuine and according to the Bank of England, the finder is obliged to try to piece it back together.
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