Jul 09, 2021 12:15:00

In some cases, customs blocked the smuggling of more than 2500 CPUs and tried to smuggle them around the body.

Hong Kong Customs caught three smugglers from June to July 2021. Smuggled goods include electronic devices containing more than 2,500 CPUs, and the total price is estimated to be 4.1 million dollars (about 450 million yen).

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Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department --Press Releases
https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/publication_press/press/index_id_3245.html

Chip shortage sees smugglers cling-filming CPUs to their bodies, over $ 4M of parts seized | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/chip-shortage-sees-people-cling-filming-cpus-to-their-bodies-and-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-components-seized/

On June 16, 2021, customs arrested two smugglers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai Bridge , which connects Hong Kong with Macau and Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province. A total of 256 Intel Core i7-10700 and Core i9-10900K were seized by customs, and smugglers wrapped them around their chests and calves.

Also, on June 26, 2021, customs discovered a CPU packed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the car at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai Bridge. The number of CPUs seized is 52, and the total price of smuggled goods seized in these two cases is estimated to be about $ 123,000 (about 14 million yen).

Furthermore, on July 5, 2021,

the customs office on the shore of the Emperor Gankou , from the container loaded on the truck, had more than 2200 CPUs, more than 1000 memories, and about 630 hidden in a pile of electronic parts. He reported seized goods suspected of being smuggled, including smartphones and about 70 cosmetics. The total price of these is estimated to be about $ 4 million, and a 57-year-old driver has been arrested in this matter.

In April 2021, smuggled goods worth about 28 million yen, including 300 NVIDIA graphics boards, were seized in Hong Kong. The prices of PC parts such as CPUs are soaring worldwide, and there is concern that these smuggling will continue. 'Smuggling is a serious crime, and if convicted, you can be fined up to $ 2 million and sentenced to seven years in prison,' Hong Kong Customs said in a report. ..