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Smuggler Caught With 420 M.2 SSDs Strapped to His Stomach (www.tomshardware.com)

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Chinese publication HKEPC reported that Chinese authorities caught a smuggler trying to sneak almost $32,000 worth of SSD through customs.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I wonder if these people are paid to do stupid shit like this knowing it’ll cause a distraction while the real smuggling operation is going through

This makes the most sense to me. I was having trouble understanding the motive / risk-assessment, but this seems plausible. Thanks.

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