A Hong Kong man has been caught trying to cross the border into China with almost 150 iPhones strapped to his body… for the FIFTH time!
The man, who was apparently picked out by customs because of his android-like gait (lol), was intercepted while attempting to cross the Lo Wu border checkpoint with 126 iPhones taped to his back and another 20 taped to his calves.
While that may be amazing in itself, what’s really ming-boggling is that, according to the People’s Daily Online, this dude has been caught trying to pull the same stunt four times before.
In total, he has been nabbed with 511 phones strapped to his body on separate occasions.
Imagine how many he actually got through!
The body-strap method is popular among parallel traders, with border officials reporting 23 similar cases, sometimes involving diamonds, gold and guns, since the start of the year.
And let’s not forget this guy, who was arrested in January with 94 iPhones taped to himself.
Kind of seems like a poor effort now though.
Photo: People.com.cn
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