New Zealand Police said on Friday they have recovered a James Bond-inspired Faberge pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of swallowing the jewellery in an Auckland store.
They said the pendant was recovered on Thursday night after it exited the suspect’s gastrointestinal tract naturally without medical intervention.
The limited-edition Faberge egg pendant was inspired by the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy in which a jewel-smuggling operation involves a fake Faberge egg.
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A less glamorous photo supplied by New Zealand’s police on Friday showed a gloved hand holding the recovered pendant and its long, gold chain with an intact price tag showing the jewellery’s NZ$33,000 (US$19,000) value.
The man was arrested inside Partridge Jewelers in Auckland on November 28, shortly after the alleged theft.
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