Short on ideas to smuggle iPhones?? An example of what NOT to do

When customs officers at Futian Port in China saw a males passenger with “weird walking posture, joint stiffness, muscle tension…” they got suspicious. Turns out, he was attempting to smuggle 94 iPhones into the country—all of them strapped to his body.

Having travelled in from Hong Kong, the suspect arrived with two plastic shopping bags. They were checked and nothing suspicious found, but when forced to walk through a metal detector, the suspect set off the alarms in some style. Still, at least he’s in more comfort now he doesn’t have them strapped to his body—even if he is in a cell.

Chinese media reported that a man was been stopped at Futian Port in China with 94 iPhones attached to his body with cling film and sticky tape – a technique referred to in coverage as “iPhone armour”.

Sources claimed that he was spotted because of his “weird walking posture, joint stiffness and muscle tension”. One phone in a pocket can be uncomfortable, so one can only imagine how awkward it is to carry 94.