Another amusing episode of Tech Smuggling Fails has hit the Hong Kong news wires. This time, some intrepid smugglers were caught trying to get 70 "high value computer display cards" out of the territory, duty-free. What adds a unique flavor to this latest smuggling attempt is that the GPUs were hidden in a cargo which contained 280 kg (617 pounds) of live lobsters (approximately 200 lobsters). It isn't specified in Hong Kong media reports, but The Register thinks the GPU and lobsters shipment was probably caught going to mainland China.
Hong Kong Customs swooped on a van as it turned to cross the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Apparently, the cargo of lobsters and GPUs had no associated paperwork, but was valued by the authorities at around HK$600,000 ($76,500). It isn't clear whether that is the combined value of the cargo, or just the headlining GPUs.
