Mexico City Metro rider turns in backpack containing 10,000 pesos

An honest Metro rider in Mexico City found a backpack containing 10,000 pesos (US $477) and handed it in on Saturday.

The stand-up citizen, who preferred to remain anonymous, gave the bag to officials at Hidalgo Station on Line 2 of the Metro in the city center after finding it on a train going south to Tasqueña Station. 

The quantity of cash was only verified once the backpack was transferred to the station’s chief inspector, who counted it.

Metro officials said in a statement that the act spoke well of the subway system’s riders. “It highlights the honesty of the passengers of the Metro, who when finding a lost object look for a way to hand it in so that it can be found by its original owner.”

The backpack and the sum of money will go to the Metro’s lost and found office to await its possible collection. 

With reports from El Universal 

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
Conibio group in Playa Baghdad

Space debris on Mexico’s Bagdad Beach might be from a launch by SpaceX

0
Environmentalists have collected more than 200 fragments from the beach on the Gulf Coast of Tamaulipas. Their connection to the Sept. 28 SpaceX launch from nearby Bolsa Chica, Texas, is suspected but not confirmed.
IMSS workers protesting in Mexico City on Oct. 13, 2026

Healthcare workers protest in virtually every state over pay, shortages and staffing

3
In addition to higher pay and better working conditions, IMSS workers have a range of other demands, including the allocation of resources equivalent to 7% of GDP to healthcare and the right to speak out about problems in their facilities.
Mexican flag

The IMF casts doubt on Mexico’s chances of cracking the top 10 of world economies by 2030

0
President Sheinbaum's economic policy blueprint, Plan México, envisions returning Mexico to being one of the world's 10 strongest economies. The International Monetary Fund has just issued a reminder that it won't be easy.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity