olice made inquiries with the previous owner of the house, a family trust, and found out who the tenants were before the couple bought the property.

None of the tenants said they had any knowledge of the money, nor did any of them have a criminal history which suggested they may have acquired it illicitly.

"Hey guys, it's us, the police! We found this drug money in a house you used to live at, was it you selling the drugs?"

It's a lot of money but also what possible benefit could they have to admitting it's their drug money 😆

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Exactly what I thought, nobody is going to own up and say it was theirs.

I'd love to know how that much cash ended up in a ceiling space though, someone must know it's there, but has decided it's not worth the risk to come back and get it. Or they're in prison.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'd guess either 1. they have talked to the culprit, who didn't fancy going to prison so didn't admit to it, or 2. one of the previous tenants had a regular visitor that they didn't know was storing the cash there.

I know they said none of the previous tenants had a history but I'd expect most drug dealers probably don't have a criminal history, if they are good at their job.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe there was a lot more but they took it? It's a lot of money to us but if you had cartel connections I imagine it's the equivalent of change that got stuck in the couch.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago

I find it hard to imagine that being small change to anyone, but I can see someone writing it off as a loss.