In an unusual twist of events, New Zealand authorities have successfully retrieved a Fabergé pendant styled after the James Bond film series, following a six-day surveillance of a suspect in Auckland who allegedly ingested the item during a theft attempt.

The pendant was safely recovered on Thursday evening, naturally passing through the suspect’s digestive system without the need for any medical procedures.

This exclusive Fabergé egg pendant takes its inspiration from the 1983 James Bond movie, Octopussy, which features an intricate plot involving a counterfeit Fabergé egg used in a jewel-smuggling scheme.

A somewhat less glamorous image released by the New Zealand police today displays a gloved hand holding the pendant and its accompanying gold chain, complete with a price tag that values the jewelry at $NZ33,000 (approximately $28,700).

The suspect was apprehended at Partridge Jewellers in Auckland on November 28, shortly after the alleged theft took place.

He made a court appearance November 29, when he didn’t enter a plea to a charge of theft. Since then, he’s been in police custody and officers had been stationed around the clock with the man to wait for the evidence to reemerge.

The 32-year-old man has not been publicly named. He is due to appear in Auckland District Court on Monday and will remain in police custody until then.

“Given this man is in police custody, we have a duty of care to continue monitoring him given the circumstances of what has occurred,” Inspector Grae Anderson said in a statement on Wednesday.

The store’s website says the egg, one of only 50 made, was crafted from gold, painted with green enamel and encrusted with 183 diamonds and two sapphires. The pendant is 8.4 centimetres tall and is mounted on a stand.

“The egg opens to reveal an 18ct yellow gold octopus nestled inside, adorned with white diamond suckers and black diamond eyes,” an item description said. “The octopus surprise pays homage to the eponymous antagonist at the center of the Octopussy film.”