hundred dollar bills drifting in the air and buried under trash a green fever has struck an argentinian town where residents have gathered a small fortune believed to have been hidden in a closet discarded at the local dump unconfirmed reports of more than 75000 collected at the dump at las parejas in central argentina in recent days have piqued such frenetic interest that authorities have had to close the facility a friend got out of his truck and saw a crisp 100 bill on the ground it struck us because it was in impeccable condition said federico baez one of the greenback beneficiaries we each started to grab a share it was like a game to see who could grab the most bills we got about 10000 between the six of us baez told afp then another kid came along and found 25000 he was luckier i think there must be much more buried he added it is not known whether the finders will be allowed to keep their loot a popular theory doing the rounds on social media is that the money was hidden in a secret compartment of a closet that was thrown out after its owner died without heirs in argentina which has long been wracked by high inflation and where there is deep distrust in the banking system it is common for people to keep cash savings in dollars in their homes las parejas mayor horacio compagnucci said his town had been struck by what he called green madness in a context in which the country is having a difficult time from an economic point of view the word dollar is on everyones lips he told afp argentines have been living under exchange controls since 2019 as the government seeks to shore up foreign reserves the rules have become increasingly strict to the point where each individual is allowed to buy no more than 200 a month the unusual find in las parejas has also given rise to numerous memes including one of president alberto fernandez and his deputy cristina kirchner digging in the rubbish for cash