How not to smuggle 94 iPhones across borders

Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are extremely popular in China, so much so, that phones smuggled back into the mainland (where they’re made) were at one point selling for over $2,400. But now these phones are legally attainable, yet for whatever reason, whether contractual or price-related, this has not curbed the underground market.
 

One of the most commendable smuggling fails ever, has just occurred in Futian Port, the point of entry between the border of Hong Kong and mainland China. China’s Sina News network reports that a young man bearing what appears to be body armor made entirely of iPhones was seized at the customs checkpoint when he passed through a metal detector — obviously!

The iPhone-enriched body armor was made up of 94 phones, taped and plastic-wrapped across his entire body, including his groin and both legs. Given a regular iPhone weighs 4.6 ounces, the man must’ve been wearing nearly 30 pounds of electronics. Therefore, it was no surprise that his incredibly awkward and stiff robot-like gait caught the attention of nearby authorities. Inspecting his carry-on baggage yielded nothing, but walking through a metal detector was a dead given away.

But the question that ultimately remains unanswered is whether the failed smuggler is actually this much of an idiot, or if the entire “smuggling” operation was merely some elaborate ruse aimed at poking fun at the Chinese government by smuggling something made in China, back into China.

Source: Gizmodo via Sina