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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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[–] AngryJadeRabbit@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] FinalFallacy@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

It's the cost of doing business. You know you will be caught and you know how much they love to make big deals out of it, so... Adapt and overcome