Police in New Zealand have charged a man with theft after he allegedly stole a jewel-encrusted gold Fabergé egg locket from a jewelers by picking it up and swallowing it.

The egg pendant was inspired by the James Bond film Octopussy involving a jewel-smuggling operation with a fake Fabergé egg.

Police keep constant watch after a man swallows a $19K Fabergé Egg, creating one of the year’s strangest crime sagas.

A man who swallowed a $19k Fabergé James Bond 'Octopussy' egg pendant from the Partridge Jewellers in central Auckland on Friday, Nov. 28, has been charged with theft in New Zealand

A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way - by swallowing it. The ingested loot - a Fabergé egg locket valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600) - has not yet been recovered, police told local media outlets.

One can only pity the anonymous buyer who dropped £22.9m on a vintage Fabergé egg this week. Who hasn’t panic-bought a hideous luxury item at this time of year?

A rare piece of history is soon to be auctioned off—a Faberge egg once belonging to Russia's Tsar Nicholas II and his royal family. This exquisite artifact, which comes with an astounding $26 million valuation,

A 32-year-old man in New Zealand is accused of swallowing a $19,000 Fabergé pendant inspired by the James Bond film Octopussy in an alleged theft at Partridge Jewelers in Auckland on November 28. The pendant,