Plan to switch diamond backfires
By Cao Li | China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-27 07:38
SHANGHAI: Two men who tried to swap an expensive diamond for a fake one have ended up swapping their liberty for jail.
Police allege the two men, Li Yinlin, 35, and Wan Zhaorong, 45, stole a diamond worth 330,000 yuan ($48,000) by switching it for a fake one at First Asia Jewelry Store in the city's Yu Garden tourist area on Monday.
The salesman didn't notice the switch until an hour later.
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