Courtesy: CBS

New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it.

The 32-year-old allegedly gulped down the egg late last week from a store in the country’s largest city, Auckland, but was arrested before he could flee.

“Police can confirm the pendant was recovered,” they said in a statement Friday. “It is now in police custody.”

Police had assigned an officer to watch over the man while waiting for nature to deliver the trinket — valued at around $20,000.

The special edition locket was inspired by the James Bond film “Octopussy,” which revolves around a plot to steal a rare Faberge egg.

Charging documents viewed by the Guardian newspaper confirm the man was charged on Nov. 29 for allegedly ste

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