Colored Stone Dealer Speak

The Thai method of punishment for stealing a gem is quick and final. Often the thief is 'accidentally' run over and buried in the mine and by a tractor. Or, someone may be hired to dispatch the thief--no problem, apparently, where poverty is rife and some people will do anything for money. The rule is that the thief be shot only in the head. The stomach is not touched because it is slit open to search for any swallowed gems.