Man arrested at Chinese border with 94 phones

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January 12, 2015 4:21 PM

The man who has been identified as a citizen of Hong Kong, had strapped rings of iPhones around his thighs, torso, calves, and crotch, using a combination of plastic bags and masking tape.

A man has been arrested at the Chinese border for attempting to enter China with 94 iPhones strapped to his body, according to a Sina news report.

The man who has been identified as a citizen of Hong Kong, had strapped rings of iPhones around his thighs, torso, calves, and crotch, using a combination of plastic bags and masking tape. The contraband includes both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The phones have been seized, and are currently being held by customs officials.

The new batch of iPhones have been available in China for months, but smuggling is still common for stolen phones, which are often easier to fence in Asia.

According to the report, so-called "mobile armour" is a fairly common tactic for phone smugglers. Police noticed this particular smuggler due to "weird walking posture, joint stiffness and muscle tension," an obvious result of covering your entire body in touchscreens.

Having travelled in from Hong Kong, the suspect arrived with two plastic shopping bags. They were checked and nothing suspicious found, but when forced to walk through a metal detector, the suspect set off the alarms in some style.

This is definitely one way NOT to smuggle phones!

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