Largo, Florida -
A US man faces burglary and tampering charges after an X-ray machine revealed a dark mass near his stomach while he was being booked into jail.
Local officials say the mass turned out to be two necklaces stolen during a December 10 burglary in Florida.
Twenty-one-year-old Joseph Ramos was arrested on December 11 when he was stopped for driving a vehicle that was stolen during the burglary. Various items from the home were inside the vehicle.
When Ramos was being booked into jail, he stepped on the SecurPass X-ray machine and the dark spot was identified as the necklaces. He underwent surgery to remove them. The owner later identified the items.
Jail officials have been using the X-ray machine since June to detect items concealed on inmates. - Sapa-AP