"Like the cash cow had come out": Commuters puzzled by money bundles on motorway
<p>Motorists in Perth have been left puzzled after bundles of cash were spotted flying across a motorway. </p>
<p>On Monday evening, several members of the public called Western Australia police after up to $40,000 in cold hard cash was seen flying across the Mitchell Fwy in Connolly, in the city’s northern suburbs. </p>
<p>According to Commissioner Col Blanch, honest civilians bundled up some of the mysterious money and “came forward with large wads of cash”.</p>
<p>“We believe that up to $40,000 has been recovered,” he said.</p>
<p>Police believe that the money came from an alleged drug deal gone wrong, but the incident is still under investigation. </p>
<p>"It looks like it was a total fiasco by the person involved and probably not one of our smartest (alleged) offenders," Mr Blanch said.</p>
<p>"It's like the cash cow had come out, and there was cash flying everywhere."</p>
<p>"There's no more money on the freeway … let's not go there."</p>
<p>After police attended the scene, they arrested a man close by who had another $8,000 in his possession, along with 51g of cocaine. </p>
<p>Despite some people stopping to retrieve the money to hand over to police, the free money prompted some motorists to stop their cars to retrieve a share for themselves.</p>
<p>Talk on social media suggested one commuter even pocketed about $10,000. </p>
<p><em>Image credits: WA Police</em></p>
