A man who tried to smuggle 160 Intel CPUs all over his body is arrested
Due to the global shortage of semiconductors, the prices of semiconductors such as CPUs and GPUs are soaring, and some companies are smuggling semiconductor parts. Chinese customs have announced that they have arrested a man who tried to smuggle 160 Intel 11th and 12th generation CPUs around his body.
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A 'Walking CPU' captured, man carrying 160 Intel CPUs caught by Chinese Customs --VideoCardz.com
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According to Chinese customs, a man named Somo entered the country on March 9, 2022, through a 'no tariff declaration' gate at a port in Macau.
However, because the man's way of walking was clearly suspicious, customs officers investigated and found that 160 CPUs and 16 foldable smartphones were wrapped around the man's calf, waist and abdomen. I did. The seized CPU and smartphone will be worth 336,000 yuan (about 6.2 million yen) in total.
A video released by Customs shows that the confiscated Intel CPU also includes
There are many CPU smugglers like the man arrested this time, and Hong Kong Customs announced that it stopped smuggling electronic devices containing more than 2500 CPUs in June-July 2021 alone. I am.
There is also an example where customs blocked the smuggling of more than 2500 CPUs and tried to smuggle by wrapping it around the body --GIGAZINE
There is also an example of the smuggling of graphic boards, whose demand is rapidly increasing due to the mining of virtual currencies.
300 smuggled NVIDIA graphics are confiscated from fishing vessels-GIGAZINE
China Customs commented, 'For those who fall under smuggling, such as personally hiding or storing goods and evading checks, Customs will investigate legal liability in accordance with the law.'
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