Chinese Smuggler Caught With 94 iPhones Strapped to His Body [Photos]

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Posted January 12, 2015 at 7:06pm by Shalom Levytam

A man trying to smuggle 94 iPhones into China by strapping them to his body was recently caught by authorities, reports the Huffington Post.

The smuggler was trying to travel through the Futian Port. His "weird walking posture, joint stiffness, muscle tension" made officials suspicious and he was sent through a metal detector.

The man was trying to bring the iPhones into China from Hong Kong where the devices are cheaper and easier to get a hold of. In China, an unlocked iPhone 6 goes for around $872 compared to $649 in the U.S.

Take a look at the photos below!

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Chinese Smuggler Caught With 94 iPhones Strapped to His Body [Photos]

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Polarcek - January 14, 2015 at 12:02am

Heheh... On the third picture you can see his ID :)))

gamerscul9870 - January 14, 2015 at 12:59am

good luck getting the print.

Nura Aminu - January 13, 2015 at 6:32pm

I think he is trying to get something to spend. Just let him be, don't you know that this is better for him than to steal from someone?

Guest - January 13, 2015 at 7:38am

I don't think the guy was traveling by plane, right? Everyone knows if you are boarding a plane, you need to go through screening or metal detectors right? Don't you think 94 iPhone would sound the alarm on metal detectors? Or is the guy after getting his luggage, went to the bathroom and taped all the iPhones to his body?

Jacob - January 13, 2015 at 7:46pm

As far as China was concerned he was traveling within China, and he is a Asian male with valid identity info. If he was a middle eastern person, or even western person that they have never seen before it might have started differently.

What142 - January 12, 2015 at 7:54pm

Why is that illegal? iPhones are contraband now?

gamerscul9870 - January 13, 2015 at 12:30am

Just another attempt to sell more galaxies Samsung wish they would do.

RealJed - January 12, 2015 at 7:26pm

Drug trafficking net billions of dollars and you use your time and resources to stop a guy who will get a couple hundreds. Really smart.

Jacob - January 12, 2015 at 8:07pm

China exports drugs, not import, and those that move drugs don't travel through an airport like a normal person.

RealJed - January 12, 2015 at 8:18pm

Go watch Drugs Inc. Drug trafficking happens everywhere and anyway.

RealJed - January 12, 2015 at 8:21pm

Unless there's cocaine in the batches of iPhones, I deem this raid stupid.