South Korean company smuggled $11.6 million worth of US-made chips into China
The operation ran for three years
Customs officers confiscate over 40,000 pieces of smuggled hardware during Typhoon Saola
The big picture: Chinese taxation policies have created a profitable gray market for hardware smugglers. Hong Kong, which offers much lower VAT rates and provides easy access to its border, has become a popular pick-up destination for smugglers attempting to sneak goods back to the Chinese mainland.
Man tapes 68 iPhones to his body in another foiled attempt at smuggling tech into China
Once again, the "abnormal posture" gave it away
Chinese customs bust smuggler with 420 SSDs strapped to his body
Will people ever learn?
Someone got caught smuggling computer components into China, again
He didn't even try to strap them to his body this time
Smuggler tries to sneak 239 CPUs past Chinese customs by strapping them to his body
When will people learn?
Facepalm: One might imagine that with so many individuals caught smuggling hardware into China, people would decide it just wasn't worth the risk. But no. Not only has another person tried to avoid paying import taxes, but they also broke the record for the number of China-bound processors strapped to their body: an uncomfortable 239 CPUs, worth around $50,000.
Man tries to sneak 84 SSDs past Chinese customs by stuffing them inside electric scooter
Another imaginative attempt to evade import taxes
Two arrested over plot to smuggle $30 million of meth inside 3D printers
New idea: 3D print the drugs
Woman tries to enter China with over 200 Intel CPUs hidden inside fake pregnant belly
Why bother with drugs when CPUs are so expensive?
Smugglers use plastic wrap to attach 256 CPUs to their bodies as chip shortage sees demand surge
They wouldn't have fit in the traditional smuggling spot
