Fancy pants: man busted at mainland China border with diamonds hidden in his underpants

A man attempted to smuggle diamonds into mainland China via Shenzhen’s Luowu border checkpoint by hiding the stones in his underpants, a newspaper reports.

Citing Shenzhen custom authorities based in Luowu, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported that a man caught the suspicion of custom officers for carrying a man’s handbag with only light luggage containing a carton of cigarettes and a tin of milk powder.

He was intercepted and began behaving strangely. On further inspection, customs officials discovered a tiny ziplock plastic bag in the man’s underpants.

Within the bag, officials found 14 diamonds that came to a total weight of 7.38 carats.

The suspect confessed to attempted smuggling of the diamonds. It was a repeat offence as he was also busted just last month for carrying an excess of foreign currency when crossing to the mainland.