On 14/2, Bac Binh Commune Police in Binh Thuan province (formerly known as Binh Thuan province) announced they had completed verification and returned the gold to Mrs. Dinh Thi Lan, 74, who resides in Thai Thanh village, Hong Thai commune.

The incident occurred on the afternoon of 9/2 when Mrs. Lan visited a gold shop in Bac Binh commune to purchase gold. While returning home, she accidentally dropped a cloth bag containing one 5 chi gold bracelet and two gold rings, one 2 chi and one 5 chi, totaling 1,2 taels of 24K gold.

Bac Binh Commune Police returned all the lost gold to Mrs. Lan. *Cong Binh*

After more than one day of her family searching along the road without success, Mrs. Lan reported the loss to the police. Authorities reviewed the area, identified the individual who found the gold, and encouraged them to hand it over. This individual subsequently voluntarily surrendered the gold.

Upon recovering all her assets, Mrs. Lan shared that this gold represented her family's savings accumulated over many years. "Losing it so close to Tet, I was very distraught. I never expected the police officers to find it so quickly; I am incredibly grateful," she said.

Tu Huynh