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Anton Shilov

Man Attempts Smuggling 239 CPUs Worth $50K into China

Intel 13th Gen Core processor

Chinese customs have seized a man trying to smuggle 239 processors valued at roughly $50,000 USD into mainland China, reports MyDrivers So far, this is the largest number of CPUs that one person has been caught trying to smuggle into the People's Republic. 

A mainland passenger wearing loose black clothes entered mainland China through a 'nothing to declare' corridor and attracted the attention of customs officers with his abnormal look and bloated appearance. The officers decided to conduct a further investigation and discovered that the passenger wrapped adhesive tape around his waist, abdomen, and inner left and right thighs to conceal as many as 239 Intel Core i5-13400F processors. 

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