A thief in Spain who stole a diamond from a British woman - and then swallowed it - was caught when police forced him to undergo an X-ray.
The theft happened when two British women entered a restaurant in Marbella and one of them left her handbag on the floor, reports the BBC.
"Two well-dressed men came in, one sitting at the bar and the other next to the woman," a police spokesman said.
When the men left, the woman discovered her handbag, containing valuables including a pendant with a £10,000 diamond and nearly £2,000 in cash, had disappeared.
Hours later, police stopped a car at a routine checkpoint and found the four occupants had criminal records.
Inside the vehicle they also discovered a handbag as well as valuables and cash, which they later identified as belonging to the British woman. All that was missing was the diamond.
"During the operation, officers noticed one of the men putting his hand to his mouth," police said.
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