Another coup for Chinese customs, who have once again managed to seize a fraudulent shipment of processors. History repeats itself, and this time it’s a man, equipped with a vehicle, who tried to “import” 450 Intel CPUs. Unfortunately, his suspicious attitude led to his detection.
450 Intel CPUs seized at customs… That, plus swallows’ nests!
Once again, the case took place at the Chinese border, at Macao level, via Gongbei customs. The man, nicknamed Mo, marks the crossing as “undeclared”, which we assume means that there were no goods to declare. Despite this, the authorities carried out a quick inspection of his vehicle, which, at first glance, was not suspicious.
However, the man’s strange gait caught the attention of the customs authorities who, after a search, found a total of 450 CPUs. These Intel-brand CPUs were wrapped around his thighs, and some were even concealed in his shoes.
Following this discovery, customs officials carried out a thorough inspection of the vehicle. Jackpot! In the backrests of the driver’s and passenger’s seats, hiding places had been created. These contained a further 306 blue processors and swallows’ nests. It’s worth noting that in China, edible swallows’ nests are highly prized delicacies, on a par with shark fins, for example.
【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 imagine that the goods were confiscated by customs. Moreover, seized goods may be sold at public auction in accordance with Chinese regulations.
