A 32-year-old New Zealand man faces theft charges after allegedly swallowing a valuable Faberge pendant at an Auckland jewelry store Friday. Police say the suspect entered Partridge Jewellers, grabbed a Faberge x 007 Special Edition Octopussy Egg Surprise Locket worth nearly $22,000, and swallowed it. Officers arrested him within minutes, but the pendant remains unrecovered. The luxury item features 18-karat yellow gold with green guilloche enamel, 60 white diamonds, and 15 blue sapphires. Inside sits a miniature 18-karat gold octopus with black diamond eyes, referencing the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. The man also faces charges for stealing an iPad from the same store in November and cat litter plus flea treatment valued at $65 from a private residence. He remains in custody and appears in district court Monday. (Story URL)
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