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This guy tried to smuggle 94 iPhones in to China

Matthew Wilson January 17, 2015 Mobile

A man has been arrested at the Chinese border for attempting to smuggle in 94 iPhones strapped to himself like body armour. The man was a Hong Kong citizen and had strapped the iPhones to himself in rings around his torso, crotch, thighs and calves using masking tape and plastic wrap.

The phones were obviously seized and obtained by customs officials. The newest iPhone models have been available to buy in China for a while now following Tim Cook's negotiations. However, iPhone smuggling is still common. Apparently this form of mobile body armour is a common tactic amongst smugglers and thieves.

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Image Source: Sina News

The police managed to catch this man out after he was seen walking funny, with a weird posture and stiff joints.

As you can imagine, having 94 mobile phones strapped to yourself would add a bit of weight and impair mobility significantly.

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Source: Sina News

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4 comments

  1. Angel Limbu
    January 17, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    Now if he strapped himself with Nokia’s, he could walk in to war.

  2. SirPent
    January 17, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Well maybe he consider that fact of flexibility since he needs to look more natural while wearing the suit

  3. Yakei XBitu
    January 17, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    It would be hard to move with bricks all around your body.

  4. Adrian C Leung
    January 19, 2015 at 8:56 am

    inb4 remote training camps that condition smugglers how to cope with with iphone body armor so they can wear it like a skin when the day of reckoning comes.

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