Sticking Intel CPUs and folding phones on his body to smuggle, Chinese youth arrested for his strange gait
The global chip shortage is causing many people to defy the law in search of profits. Not long after Chinese customs confiscated a shipment of nearly 6,000 XFX GPUs that were falsely declared to be smuggled, another man was recently arrested for trying to smuggle a large number of CPUs and screen phones. fold by attaching it directly to the body.
As reported by MyDrivers, a person named Zeng entered China on March 9 through the Undeclared gate at Gongbei’s visitor checkpoint. However, the Customs officers here quickly noticed his unusual gait and ordered an inspection.
It turned out that this man had used adhesive tape to glue 160 CPUs and 16 phones and 16 folding phones to his calves, abdomen and waist. However, this approach made him noticed because of his unusual gait.
The images taken at the China Customs Office show that these seem to be 11th generation Intel Rocket Lake and 12th generation Alder Lake CPUs, with one of them being the Core i5-12600KF. These CPUs alone are worth tens of thousands of dollars.
In addition, he also wrapped 16 more folding screen phones. There are no details on the brand or model of the device, but the photos show it to be the Samsung Z Flip 3 with a price tag of around $900 each.
This is not the first time someone has tried to install a CPU on their body to avoid paying taxes when going through Customs. On June 16, 2021, Hong Kong Customs also arrested a taxi driver and passenger mounted on his calf and around his chest 256 Intel Core i7-10700 and Core i9-10900K CPUs with a total value of about 123,000 USD.
In fact, it is the gluing of electronic items to their bodies that makes them attract more attention with their unusual looks and gait. Not to mention the metal scanning doors that can easily detect these objects when passing through the scanner.
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