Smuggler caught with 256 Intel Core processors wrapped around him in cling film

The insatiable demand for microchips amid a global supply crunch of semiconductors is perhaps behind the following smuggling capers in China that just happened to catch our eye.

In one case, on June 16, customs officials noticed the driver of a truck on the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge was suspiciously shifty as his vehicle was searched. No dodgy goods were found in the truck itself, though after the driver was questioned and patted down, something felt odd about his body.

https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/09/china_cpu_gpu/