A New York cabbie said he refused a dinner in his honor after he returned a bag containing $75,000 in jewelry to its owner because alcohol would be served.
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Zubiru Jalloh, 42, discovered a white bag in his cab Sunday and promptly returned the sack and its contents, the jewelry, some photos and $229 cash, to owner John James, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
"I said, 'Sir, this property does not belong to me, and it is my duty to return it,'" Jalloh said he told James.
Jalloh said he reluctantly accepted a $1,000 reward from James, brother of National Arts Club chief Aldon James, but he declined a dinner in his honor at the arts club because he is Muslim and alcohol would be served at the dinner.
