Gold seizure in Vietnam and discovery in Australia

In Vietnam, authorities seized over 94 kg of gold, valued at more than 222 billion VND, during a legal case involving Pho Duc Nam (known as Mr Pips) and his accomplice Nguyen Thanh Tam. Among the seized items is a gold cat statue weighing over 5.8 kg, valued at approximately 13.7 billion VND, and a gold necklace with a cat pendant weighing over 1 kg.

Separately, in Australia, a man discovered a 1.2 kg gold nugget, named the ‘Tibooburra Spud’, while searching in the red soil near Tibooburra, New South Wales. The specimen contains approximately 940 grams of pure gold and is estimated to be worth between 150,000 and 160,000 USD. The finder intends to sell the rare specimen to a collector.