Chinese officials busted a guy trying to casually smuggle 94 iPhones into Hong Kong, Sunday (Jan. 11). The man thought he could get by customs with the phones taped to his body.
Reports CNN:
The man caught the attention of inspectors at the Futian crossing in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese metropolis bordering Hong Kong, when he walked like someone carrying a heavy load despite appearing to travel light, customs officials told CNN on Tuesday.
After finding nothing suspicious in his two plastic shopping bags, officials asked the man to pass through a metal detector — and the alarm went off.
Photos released by customs authorities show dozens of neatly shrink-wrapped shiny iPhones strapped around the man’s chest, abdomen, crotch and thighs with duct tape.
Officials discovered both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S models and estimated the total value of the devices to exceed 300,000 yuan ($49,000).
The man — whose record revealed numerous previous run-ins with customs regulations — was held for further questioning.
The smuggle game is real in China, by the way. iPhones bring in the bread.
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Photo: CNN screenshot/Shenzhen Huanggang Customs
