iPhone Love: Man Arrested With 94 iPhones Strapped to His Body

By Kamal Nayan - 13 Jan '15 00:11AM
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You cannot love iPhone more than this man who was arrested at China border with 94 iPhones strapped to his body.

The Hong Kong citizen had attached the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, trying to smuggle, but was caught by China customs police. Officials stopped the man when they saw him walking strangely.

The phones have been seized by customs officials who frequently see people smuggling iPhones into China.

Though prohibited, smuggling iPhones is a common in mainland China, where electronics are more expensive than neighboring regions like Hong Kong. People are especially hired to smuggle in foreign-brought electronics to sell them without import taxes.

Although, Apple's iPhones are made in China, buying one in the country is difficult. And given that the supply is limited, buying new or second-hand elsewhere in the world and smuggling them into China becomes profitable.

The penalties for the smuggling can be as high as $2m find and seven years in prison.

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