That's an interesting way to transport diamonds

What is amazing and even a bit frightening about this story is that he swallowed and regurgitated it multiple times. A two carat diamond is not huge but 8.2mm (.323 inches) is still noticeable....and how did he end up dropping it down the drain? Perhaps he was just tired of the charade...


California Prisoner Swallows $25,000 Diamond To Hide It

March 10, 2007 12:46 p.m. EST

Nicole King - All Headline News Staff Writer

Orange, CA (AHN) - A diamond worth $25,000 was found stuck in a shower drain at a California prison. A prisoner there is suspected of stealing the two carat colorless diamond two years ago.

Bret Allen Langford, 39, is accused of asking the owner of a jewelry store to show him the diamond in April 2005 and then sped away. Police arrested Langford, but never found the diamond.

An investigator representing Langford told jail officials to search the jail's drains if they wanted to find the stone. Langford told police he stole the diamond and swallowed it and kept regurgitating it every time he was transferred.

Police say the diamond will be cleaned and returned to the jewelry store.