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.

After swallowing diamond earrings worth Rs 6.8 crore from Tiffany & Co, this Florida man outed himself by asking the authorities if he was going to jail for what was in his stomach.

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