A cleaner in Dubai has been honoured by authorities for returning a bag containing 15 kg of gold.
Taher Ali Maqbool said he found the bag in a parking lot in the Al Sabka area.
He was given a plaque by His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the #RTA, honoured Mr. Taher Ali Maqbool, a cleaning worker in Al Sabkha parking, in recognition of his integrity in delivering a bag containing 15 kg of gold. pic.twitter.com/qw7QZy97pw
— RTA (@rta_dubai) June 27, 2019
Last year a Starbucks coffee employee from Nepal was recognised after handing over a bag containing hundreds of thousands of dirhams and some passports that were forgotten by a tourist.

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