Woman Caught After She Swallowed Stolen Diamond

Doctors were forced to remove stolen diamond worth N55m through thief's anus. Jiang Xulian, 39, was arrested on Thursday night at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport with her accomplice, Hae Ying, 34, after she stole the diamond and swallowed it.

Despite originally protesting her innocence, she confessed late Friday night after an X-ray scan showed the diamond in her large intestine. They had switched a fake stone for the real one after asking to inspect it at the jewelry fair, earlier in the same day. .

She finally agreed to the operation after being told that the diamond could cause damage to her insides, and nature and laxatives had failed to do the job.

Doctors carried out the delicate operation today and the diamond was removed through her anus with the help of a colonoscope and pliers. The owner identified it immediately it was removed..... d elated ow