looked for gold but lost his freedom

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]A 47-year-old guy who spent 5 years out with a metal detector found half a kilo of gold. He kept the stuff at home the whole time, waiting for the price to go up and finally decided to sell. He melted the pieces down into bars and drove to turn the gold in, but he was detained by police officers on the way.

[00:00:15]The gold was valued at $56,250.

[00:00:19]The court tried him for illegal possession and transport of a large quantity of precious metals, gave him a 1.5ear suspended sentence, and fined him $1,250.

[00:00:29]The gold was confiscated by the