A bizarre case of theft has come to a close in New Zealand, where police successfully retrieved a $20,000 diamond-encrusted Faberge egg after a suspect allegedly swallowed it. The 32-year-old man, who was arrested before he could make his escape, had kept the thief on high alert for six days as he waited for nature to do its part.
According to charging documents viewed by the Guardian newspaper, the suspect was charged with stealing the Fabergé x 007 Special Edition Octopussy Egg Surprise Locket. The egg is a replica of one featured in the James Bond film "Octopussy" and is valued at around $20,000.
Police had assigned an officer to keep watch over the man while waiting for the trinket to pass through his system, a strategy that ultimately proved successful. The recovered pendant is now in police custody.
The egg, which measures 3.3 inches tall and features an 18k gold lattice framework adorned with blue sapphires and white diamonds, was inspired by the plot of the film "Octopussy." It opens to reveal an 18ct yellow gold octopus nestled inside, complete with white diamond suckers and black diamond eyes.
This is not the first time a Faberge egg has made headlines. Earlier this week, a rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg sold at auction in London for $30.2 million, shattering records.
According to charging documents viewed by the Guardian newspaper, the suspect was charged with stealing the Fabergé x 007 Special Edition Octopussy Egg Surprise Locket. The egg is a replica of one featured in the James Bond film "Octopussy" and is valued at around $20,000.
Police had assigned an officer to keep watch over the man while waiting for the trinket to pass through his system, a strategy that ultimately proved successful. The recovered pendant is now in police custody.
The egg, which measures 3.3 inches tall and features an 18k gold lattice framework adorned with blue sapphires and white diamonds, was inspired by the plot of the film "Octopussy." It opens to reveal an 18ct yellow gold octopus nestled inside, complete with white diamond suckers and black diamond eyes.
This is not the first time a Faberge egg has made headlines. Earlier this week, a rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg sold at auction in London for $30.2 million, shattering records.
6 days of cat & mouse with the cops is wild though. and now the egg's safely back in police custody. it's crazy how people think they can just outsmart the system like that 
. on the bright side, someone else got a sweet new record for buying a faberge egg at auction last week... $30.2 mill 
how they kept an officer on watch over him like a hawk while he digested the egg – talk about dedicated policing skills 
. And can you believe another Fabergé egg sold for $30m? 
Those eggs are like modern-day treasures or something 
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was like the ultimate clever move 
. i feel bad for the guy though, he must've been really desperate or something 
. and can you even imagine having a cop watching over you 24/7 while you're trying to poop out a priceless egg 
? anyway, glad it's all over and the egg is safe 
. btw, have u seen that other faberge egg sold at auction for $30 million last week? 
I'm just glad they were able to recover it and bring the guy to justice. Can you imagine having to deal with that kind of situation though? 
. And now they had to have someone keep watch over him for days? It's crazy! The police were like "okay, let's wait and see if nature does its thing" 
. I mean, who tries to steal an egg from a museum in the first place? It's just a weird case all around 
. And now it's back where it belongs - with the cops 
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It's just one of those weird cases that'll be a hot mess for a while longer
can you believe this guy swallowed a $20k Faberge egg 
. It's crazy how these Faberge eggs are breaking records and selling for millions at auctions 
. these russian royals knew how to live large back in the day! 
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