Honest German motorist returns $1.7m

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An honest German motorist who stumbled across more than a million euros ($1.7 million) accidently dumped on a motorway handed the cash over to police.

The money was dropped by a cash transit van on a slip road near Bad Kissingen in Bavaria.

It was discovered by a 41-year-old military worker who handed the three suitcases of cash to police.