Hidden Diamonds, Lost Life

The detectives explained everything: the woman wasn’t a tourist. She’d been trafficked. Her exploiters had

surgically hidden a two-pound bag of diamonds inside her and sent her on an international

flight. She'd gotten a severe infection during the trip but never went to a hospital

because she was afraid of the people controlling her. She died mid-travel. The thief had known

about the diamonds and stole her body to retrieve them later and dump her afterward.

He didn’t get the chance. The police recovered the pouch intact, logged it as evidence,

and closed out the case. I finished my report that night, and that was it.

A quiet, uneasy en