Passenger forgets suitcase full of diamonds, cash and gold at Hanoi airport

Security camera footage showed the owner of the suitcase, a woman, forgot it after touching down and left the airport.

Security officer Tran Van Tien was the first to discover the forgotten suitcase.

After having it checked and opened as per procedures at the airport, he contacted the owner using the phone number on invoices of the jewelry left inside.

Gold and diamonds left in a suitcase forgotten at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, May 9, 2024. Photo courtesy the airport

The passenger was on her way to Phu Tho Province that borders Hanoi when she was reached.

She said she flew into Hanoi from Turkey and because she was busy with supporting her son, who was in a wheelchair, she forgot the suitcase.

She later returned to the airport to retrieve her belongings.