Diamond Swallowed

A Chinese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a stolen diamond out of Thailand by swallowing it was released from hospital Monday after doctors removed the expensive gem from her gut.

Australian police said on Friday they had arrested and X-rayed a man over the theft of a pink diamond worth more than Aus$200,000 (US$180,000), with fears he had swallowed the rare jewel.

A woman in the UK got lucky after she successfully recovered her diamond wedding ring, worth 18,000 pounds, two days after her bling-loving pet dog swallowed the precious piece of jewellery.

The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For 20 dollars, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, 5,000 dollars diamond.

Police in South Africa say they have arrested a 25-year-old man who swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country.

A Chinese visitor to Sri Lanka's biggest gem and jewellery exhibition was arrested for attempted theft on Wednesday after swallowing a diamond worth nearly $14,000, police said.

Police in the Canadian province of Ontario say they are holding a man who allegedly swallowed a $20,000 diamond as long as it takes for him to produce the evidence.

Between them, they swallowed 75 small packets' worth of diamonds. Then, the four foreigners headed to the Mumbai airport and boarded a flight to Dubai.The gang - which includes a woman - arrived in Mumbai, the police believes, with the intention of pulling off a major robbery at an international jewellery exhibition.The three Mexicans and a Venezue...

A dog named Soli with expensive tastes swallowed a diamond worth 20-thousand US dollars, causing panic for the owners of a jewelry shop outside Washington DC.

A Chinese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a stolen diamond out of Thailand by swallowing it was released from hospital Monday after doctors removed the expensive gem from her gut.

Australian police said on Friday they had arrested and X-rayed a man over the theft of a pink diamond worth more than Aus$200,000 (US$180,000), with fears he had swallowed the rare jewel.

A woman in the UK got lucky after she successfully recovered her diamond wedding ring, worth 18,000 pounds, two days after her bling-loving pet dog swallowed the precious piece of jewellery.

The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For 20 dollars, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, 5,000 dollars diamond.

Police in South Africa say they have arrested a 25-year-old man who swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country.

A Chinese visitor to Sri Lanka's biggest gem and jewellery exhibition was arrested for attempted theft on Wednesday after swallowing a diamond worth nearly $14,000, police said.

Police in the Canadian province of Ontario say they are holding a man who allegedly swallowed a $20,000 diamond as long as it takes for him to produce the evidence.

Between them, they swallowed 75 small packets' worth of diamonds. Then, the four foreigners headed to the Mumbai airport and boarded a flight to Dubai.The gang - which includes a woman - arrived in Mumbai, the police believes, with the intention of pulling off a major robbery at an international jewellery exhibition.The three Mexicans and a Venezue...

A dog named Soli with expensive tastes swallowed a diamond worth 20-thousand US dollars, causing panic for the owners of a jewelry shop outside Washington DC.