Woman lucky enough to recover 9 diamonds from Metro trash bin

A woman who left 9 diamonds worth US$29,000 on a subway train in Shanghai on June 6 eventually got them back after they were found in a rubbish bin.

The unidentified woman took Metro line 2 at Pudong International Airport after arriving in the city on June 6.

She was carrying a black package containing 9 diamonds worth an estimated US$29,000, xinmin.cn reported yesterday. She put the package under the seat. She got off the subway at Guanglan Road Station, leaving the diamonds under the seat. The woman realized her mistake after the train departed the station and called police immediately.

Police and Metro employees didn't find the package on the train. The search then shifted to the stations between Guanglan Road and the airport. Finally the package, with the diamonds still in it, was found in a garbage can at Pudong International Airport Station, the report said.