Florida police have to wait for the “foreign objects” to pass through Jaythan Gilder’s digestive system before confirming they are the stolen earrings, officials said.

A man stole US$770,000 (NZD$1.3 million) worth of diamond earrings, then swallowed the jewellery before he was detained by state troopers later that day, Florida police say. Jaythan Gilder, 32, of Houston was accused of stealing two pairs of earrings from a Tiffany & Co store in an Orlando shopping mall on February 26,

A man pretending to represent a professional basketball player allegedly swallowed hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of stolen Tiffany jewelry, according to court documents.

Texas man’s desperate attempt to avoid arrest ends with a gut-wrenching decision to ingest earrings worth more than $700,000.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported arresting a Texas man wanted in Orlando after he swallowed four stolen diamonds valued at nearly $770,000.

Police in Orlando, Florida, have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to steal $770,000 worth of diamonds by swallowing them. Jaythan Gilder, 32, was arrested Feb. 28 in connection with a robbery two days earlier at a Tiffany & Co.

The man allegedly swallowed two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 (£597,000) hoping to avoid being charged with theft.

A Florida jewelry thief swiped more than $700,000 in earrings last week and then swallowed the evidence hours before he was arrested for "what's in my stomach," officials said Wednesday.