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China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - Oni - 03-20-2023
A man was caught trying to smuggle 84 SSDs hidden inside the frame of an electronic scooter. There has been an increase in travelers caught smuggling electronics into China, due to the high fees of import taxes/duty.
While the SSDs were concealed properly, X-ray scans showed them. Recently Chinese authorities also arrested a man for smuggling 160 CPUs attached to his body.
Quote:China's customs authorities have sized an electronic scooter that had a total of 84 SSDs taped within it as a part of a smuggling tactic.
Man attempts to smuggle 84 SSDs in his scooter's shaft but gets caught by China's Customs authorities
The General Administration of Customs WeChat account had an exciting situation recorded by Qingmao Customs. Qingmao is one of the subsidiaries of Gongbei Customs in China. On Friday, March 3, 2023, at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Cross-Border Industrial Zone, a man was detained after officials scanned the gentleman's Yadea KS series electronic scooter and found an inner package of 84 Kingston solid-state drives.
From ongoing glances, you would never have known the man was smuggling SSDs through borders. The person was pushing the Yadea KS series electric scooter, and one would assume he needed to charge up his ride after passing patrol. The gentleman traveled towards the line for non-declaration of merchandise and more. Customs members asked him to place his electronic scooter through the x-ray device to verify nothing was hidden in its chassis. As it moved along the conveyer, the customs authorities began to realize an unknown object was within the front bumper.
Link to video: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yLjTcpXm0aPdny3HKoFmhA
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Read More: https://wccftech.com/china-customs-seize-electronic-scooter-with-84-ssds-taped-inside/
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - Oni - 04-01-2023
There's been a huge influx of people smuggling PC hardware, with ~$4 million reported over the past 2 years:
https://wccftech.com/chinas-smuggling-attemps-on-pc-hardware-hit-close-to-4m-in-reported-cases-over-two-years/
That's only the people that have been caught. Likely many more have gotten away with it.
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - Rare Justice Emperor - 04-09-2023
they wouldn't seem that happy if they caught an 84 pack of heroin , damn ...
" Chinese authorities also arrested a man for smuggling 160 CPUs attached to his body " the terminator
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - hanqifeng - 05-22-2023
Good good good good good Good good good good good
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - equityblush20 - 05-23-2023
dang, a fellow data hoarder
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - nathuramgotze - 12-18-2023
The most unique way of smuggling ssds lol
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - Viking3004 - 12-18-2023
Haha, this is crazy. Good ol' China.
RE: China Customs Seize Electronic Scooter With 84 SSDs Taped Inside - daviddmnd3143 - 12-19-2023
(03-20-2023, 03:08 PM)Oni Wrote: A man was caught trying to smuggle 84 SSDs hidden inside the frame of an electronic scooter. There has been an increase in travelers caught smuggling electronics into China, due to the high fees of import taxes/duty.
While the SSDs were concealed properly, X-ray scans showed them. Recently Chinese authorities also arrested a man for smuggling 160 CPUs attached to his body.
Quote:China's customs authorities have sized an electronic scooter that had a total of 84 SSDs taped within it as a part of a smuggling tactic.Crazy lol
Man attempts to smuggle 84 SSDs in his scooter's shaft but gets caught by China's Customs authorities
The General Administration of Customs WeChat account had an exciting situation recorded by Qingmao Customs. Qingmao is one of the subsidiaries of Gongbei Customs in China. On Friday, March 3, 2023, at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Cross-Border Industrial Zone, a man was detained after officials scanned the gentleman's Yadea KS series electronic scooter and found an inner package of 84 Kingston solid-state drives.
From ongoing glances, you would never have known the man was smuggling SSDs through borders. The person was pushing the Yadea KS series electric scooter, and one would assume he needed to charge up his ride after passing patrol. The gentleman traveled towards the line for non-declaration of merchandise and more. Customs members asked him to place his electronic scooter through the x-ray device to verify nothing was hidden in its chassis. As it moved along the conveyer, the customs authorities began to realize an unknown object was within the front bumper.
Link to video: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yLjTcpXm0aPdny3HKoFmhA
Read More: https://wccftech.com/china-customs-seize-electronic-scooter-with-84-ssds-taped-inside/