Official stashed cash, gold at home

A low-level official in Hebei province stashed 120 million yuan ($19.5 million) in cash at his house, according to the local anti-graft watchdog.

Disciplinary authorities also found 37 kilograms of gold and 68 property ownership certificates in the home, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the Hebei Provincial Commission of Discipline Inspection.

The official was investigated by the anti-graft authorities on suspicion of bribery, embezzlement and misuse of public funds, the statement said, without giving any further details of the official's name or title.