WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s police, who have spent six days monitoring every bowel movement of a man accused of swallowing a James Bond-inspired pendant in a jewelry store, said Friday that they had recovered the allegedly stolen loot.

A spokesperson said the 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) Fabergé pendant was recovered from the man’s gastrointestinal tract on Thursday night by natural means. Medical intervention was not required.

The 32-year-old man, who has not been publicly named, has been in police custody since he allegedly ate the ornate jeweled octopus pendant at Partridge Jewelers in the city of Auckland on Nov. 28. He was arrested inside the store minutes after the alleged theft.

The loot was a limited-edition, Fabergé egg pendant inspired by the 1983 James Bond

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