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

  • AngryJadeRabbit@lemmy.world
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    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

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      1 year 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

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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      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.