Not very smart: Man busted for smuggling 94 iPhones strapped to body

When it comes to smuggling, not all mules are created equal.

Chinese customs officials on Sunday busted a Hong Kong man trying to sneak 94 iPhones into the mainland -- by strapping them on his body.

The man caught the attention of inspectors at the Futian crossing in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese metropolis bordering Hong Kong, when he walked like someone carrying a heavy load despite appearing to travel light, customs officials told CNN on Tuesday.

After finding nothing suspicious in his two plastic shopping bags, officials asked the man to pass through a metal detector -- and the alarm went off.

Not very smart: Man busted for smuggling 94 iPhones strapped to body

I hope this is in the correct forum, if not please move to the correct one.

I just found this very amusing!

At least he might end up in the Guinness Book of World Records! Other than that, he was pretty extreme for one trip. $50,000 worth of phones... I cannot believe people pay that much for these things. $3000 can buy a heck of a great computer system, WAAAYYY more powerful than any iphone would ever be. It's sad, really.

It reminds me....if they all called at once he may indeed pop like corn

maybe he was channeling Mazinger Z?

He tried to stuff them up his bottom but the reception was crap.

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nearly as stupid as the uncle of a friend of mine who got busted at the airport carrying over 200 hits of a certain hallucinogen. problem was, as he sweat they entered his bloodstream and made him into a veggie.

not pretty lol

moral of the story: stealing is bad, mm'kay.

Almost a candidate for the Darwin award if they'd have thought that was a suicide vest.

The human brain is a mesmerising thing at times.

CX.

a reply to: CX

oh my god i hadn't even thought of that O.o

that guys lucky that security didn't think that. real lucky. yikers haha

Thats typical.. they catch 3-4 a month smuggling i(diot)phones because theres a market for that overpriced overhyped piece of # and they can make a small fortune smuggling them...