smuggling
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Chinese Officials Have Already Seized Hundreds Of Contraband iPhone 6s
China has long been home to a booming illicit “trade” for new iPhones smuggled into the country through ports like Hong Kong or Shanghai. And the iPhone 6 is no exception: Customs officials have reported that hundreds of 6s and 6 Pluses have been confiscated this month.
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Crime-Fighting Metal Detectors Could Count Stacks Of Cash And Foil Smugglers
The use of magnetic inks in currency already allows vending machines to verify the authenticity of bank notes. But new research shows that metal detectors at security checkpoints could detect and count large stacks of notes from a distance for catching smugglers.
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Gas Cylinders Are Great For Smuggling Mobile Phones
Smugglers in China will go to great lengths to get their contraband like mobile phones into and out of the country. In the past, they’ve used housewives and even crossbows and pulleys. This latest operation used gas cylinders.
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TSA Catches Man Trying To Smuggle Snakes And Tortoises
It was a red letter day for the TSA last Thursday. The security officials at Miami International Airport managed to apprehend a man trying to sneak seven snakes and three tortoises in his pants on a plane heading to Brazil.