Police wait six days for suspected thief to naturally pass stolen $19K Fabergé pendant

New Zealand constabulary person retrieved a pricey diamond-encrusted Fabergé pendant aft a bizarre six-day hold that ended lone erstwhile the suspected thief passed the ovum people successful custody, according to reports.

The betterment came aft officers kept a continuous ticker implicit the 32-year-old man, who allegedly swallowed the uncommon $19,000 portion during a theft astatine Partridge Jewelers successful downtown Auckland connected Nov. 28, according to The Associated Press.

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A antheral allegedly swallowed a limited-edition James Bond-inspired ovum locket during a theft astatine Partridge Jewelers successful downtown Auckland. (New Zealand Police via AP)

The antheral was arrested wrong the store earlier helium could leave, and constabulary soon determined helium had swallowed the egg, prompting what became a round-the-clock monitoring effort arsenic authorities waited for the point to reappear naturally, without aesculapian intervention.

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New Zealand constabulary recovered a diamond-encrusted Fabergé pendant aft a suspected thief swallowed the jewelry during a theft astatine an Auckland store. (Fiona Goodall/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Given this antheral is successful Police custody, we person a work of attraction to proceed monitoring him fixed the circumstances of what has occurred," Inspector Grae Anderson said earlier this week, The Associated Press reported.

The limited-edition portion is modeled aft the Fabergé ovum featured successful the 1983 James Bond movie "Octopussy," and lone 50 were produced.

Crafted from 18-karat gold, painted with greenish enamel and acceptable with 183 diamonds and 2 sapphires, the astir 3.3-inch locket opens to uncover an intricate "18ct yellowish golden octopus nestled inside, adorned with achromatic diamond suckers and achromatic diamond eyes," according to the store’s description.

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The antheral has remained successful custody and volition look again successful Auckland District Court connected Monday. (Bevan Read/Fairfax NZ/STUFF via AP)

The man, who has not been publically named, appeared successful tribunal connected Nov. 29 but did not participate a plea to the theft charge.

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He has remained successful custody since, with officers stationed beside him passim the hold for the pendant’s return.

He is scheduled to look again successful Auckland District Court connected Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.