Not Very Smart: Man Busted For Smuggling 94 iPhones Strapped To Body

Beijing (CNN) - 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.

Photos released by customs authorities show dozens of neatly shrink-wrapped shiny iPhones strapped around the man's chest, abdomen, crotch and thighs with duct tape. Officials discovered both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S models and estimated the total value of the devices to exceed 300,000 yuan ($49,000).

The man whose record revealed numerous previous run-ins with customs regulations was held for further questioning.

Source: CNN.com