One Indian national received a jail sentence in Singapore for a diamond theft. He and his accomplice planned to steal a valuable diamond from a Chinatown store. The men commissioned a counterfeit diamond in India before traveling to Singapore. They were apprehended at Changi Airport while attempting to depart the country. The genuine diamond was later recovered from one of the accused individuals.

While the offender distracted a staff member, his alleged partner swapped the genuine diamond with a counterfeit they had obtained and concealed the real gem in his mouth.

SINGAPORE, July 20 — A tourist who helped steal a diamond worth more than S$235,000 (RM744,950) from a Singapore jewellery store by swapping it with a fake hidden in his...