Chinese customs seized a man who tried to smuggle 239 processors worth about US$50,000 into mainland China. my driver So far, this is the largest number of CPUs one person has been arrested for trying to smuggle into the People’s Republic.
Mainland passengers, dressed in loose black clothes, entered mainland China through the “no-declaration” aisle, attracting the attention of customs officials with their unusual and bloated appearance. Officers decided to investigate further and found that the passenger had hidden 239 of his Intel Core i5-13400F processors wrapped in adhesive tape around his waist, abdomen, and inner thighs. .
Intel’s Core i5-13400F CPU boasts a total of 10 cores, 6 high-performance Raptor Cove cores and 4 energy-efficient Gracement cores, making it very popular among gamers and enthusiasts. Popular but very cheap at $210. Amazon (opens in new tab) and new egg (opens in new tab).
Smuggling PC hardware into mainland China is a fairly common type of fraud in the People’s Republic and, as you can surmise based on the number of recent reports of failed smuggling attempts, is profitable. It seems that.
Earlier this month, we reported that a man who tried to sneak 84 Kingston-branded NVMe SSDs into China was taped inside a scooter. About a year ago, a man was arrested for trying to smuggle 160 of his Intel CPUs taped to his body across the border. Similarly, in December 2022, authorities found a woman who had hidden her 202 Intel CPUs and her nine iPhones in a fake belly.
