Prosecutors said Friday that a strange stockpile of 120 gold bars discovered on a Swiss train almost four years ago has been donated to the Red Cross after they were unable to identify the owner.
A parcel was discovered on a train from St. Gallen to Lucerne in October 2019, according to a statement from the Lucerne regional public prosecutor’s office.
The words “ICRC valuables” were written on the parcel, seemingly referring to the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross.
According to the statement, the shipment included 120 gold bars totaling 3.732 kilograms, which were marked with a logo and serial numbers.
However, gold bars are presently being offered for close to $60,000 a kilo. It was not stated how much the stockpile was worth.
The statement read, “Despite extensive investigations, the owner of the gold bars could not be determined.”
Prosecutors declared the case closed because “neither the owner of the gold nor a connection with a potential property crime could be determined.”
It might be presumed that the gold’s unidentified owner wished to give the metal to the ICRC because it was in a package addressed to that institution. As a result, the ICRC receives the find.
A request for comment from AFP was not immediately answered by the ICRC.
