Another coup for Chinese customs, who’ve as soon as once more managed to grab a fraudulent cargo of processors. History repeats itself, and this time it’s a person, geared up with a automobile, who tried to “import” 450 Intel CPUs. Unfortunately, his suspicious perspective led to his detection.
450 Intel CPUs seized at customs… That, plus swallows’ nests!
Once once more, the case befell on the Chinese border, at Macao stage, by way of Gongbei customs. The man, nicknamed Mo, marks the crossing as “undeclared”, which we assume means that there have been no items to declare. Despite this, the authorities carried out a fast inspection of his automobile, which, at first look, was not suspicious.
However, the person’s unusual gait caught the eye of the customs authorities who, after a search, discovered a complete of 450 CPUs. These Intel-brand CPUs had been wrapped round his thighs, and a few had been even hid in his sneakers.
Following this discovery, customs officers carried out an intensive inspection of the automobile. Jackpot! In the backrests of the motive force’s and passenger’s seats, hiding locations had been created. These contained an additional 306 blue processors and swallows’ nests. It’s price noting that in China, edible swallows’ nests are extremely prized delicacies, on a par with shark fins, for instance.
【失敗❌】一名澳門男子莫姓男子駕駛粵澳兩地牌客車，經拱北海關「無申報通道」入境，關員使用車輛檢查設備並未發現異常，但卻因為司機步姿怪異，引起了關員的注意。經進一步查驗，關員從其大小腿內側及鞋底，查獲用透明膠帶綁藏的 Intel CPU，數量共144個。… pic.twitter.com/jb4rW5V1vO
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In any case, we think about that the products had been confiscated by customs. Moreover, seized items could also be bought at public public sale in accordance with Chinese laws.
