Man Swallows Diamond

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.

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.

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.

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.