MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - A bus driver in Argentina's northwestern San Juan province has set an example of honesty by returning a case full of money to an absent-minded passenger, local media reported on Monday.
Alberto Rios found a case containing 1.8 million pesos ($460,000) in his bus at the end of his shift, but decided to return the entire fortune to its owner, reports said.
"My father always told me: what belongs to you is yours, and what does not is not yours," the 39-year-old said in explaining his good deed.
According to local papers, a man identified as Carlos proved to be the owner of the money, which belonged to his company and was to be spent on a plot of land for olive growing.
Rios was quoted by media as saying he found the forgetful passenger at a bus stop looking frightened. He said Carlos was incredibly happy when given the case, and as an expression of gratitude, he gave the bus driver 300 pesos ($80).
Following the incident, the local Infobae web site asked people if they would follow the driver's example. Only 46.81% of respondents to the online poll answered in the affirmative.
The reported incident was not the only one to amaze the country lately. In March this year, a taxi driver returned $35,000 that had been left behind in his vehicle, and the forgetful owner of the cash rewarded him with some $3.000, two dozen tires and other gifts.