Thief swallows €12,000 gem

Spanish police found a €12,000 diamond in a thief’s stomach after he was taken to a hospital for an X-ray.

A British tourist reported that a handbag with the diamond in it was stolen by two well-dressed men who entered a restaurant in the beach resort of Marbella.

Police said in a statement yesterday that officers later stopped a car with four men with criminal records, and found the bag inside the car.

An officer saw one of the men put his hand to his mouth, like he was hiding something. An X-ray revealed the diamond. .