TECH NEWS – It’s not just big companies trying to outsmart Chinese customs, as this time, one person tried to cheat the system. He didn’t succeed either.

MyDrivers reports that Chinese authorities have caught one person with no less than one hundred and sixty Intel processors on his body. The authorities describe him as a walking processor or processor man. No wonder: with that many CPUs, it would be pretty easy to render video in 8K, but it is not so easy to find a motherboard in a store that can hold that many processors…

And he wasn’t trying to trick with older processors. The 160 processors are 11th and 12th generation, so they are Intel’s latest products, and they are in high demand. He also had sixteen foldable phones, with everything tied to his body. Most processors were Intel Core i5-12600KF. They are selling for about RMB 2100 in China, which is equivalent to $330. So he was trying to cheat on nearly $50K. That’s not as much as XFX tried to do (we wrote about them the other day), but it’s not a small amount either. Especially over there, it’s an excellent way to start a new life…

According to the Chinese Customs Office, “[Walking CPU] On March 9, the gate customs seized an entry case of a passenger hiding a central processing unit (CPU). At about 1 a.m. that day, a man named Zeng entered the country through the customs “no declaration channel” at the travel inspection site of Gongbei Port. Customs officers found that his walking posture was abnormal and stopped him for inspection.

After further inspection, customs officers seized a total of 160 CPUs and 16 folded mobile phones tied with tape on the inner side of his calf, waist and abdomen. At present, the case has been further processed per relevant regulations. The customs reminds that the luggage items individuals bring in and out of the country should be limited to their use and a reasonable quantity and should be subject to customs supervision. For those who evade customs supervision employing personal concealment or item storage, which constitute smuggling, the customs will investigate legal responsibility according to law.”

Heavy duty is usually placed on computer hardware, so getting a processor inside China is cheaper. We’ve done a direct search. In a local shop, an Intel Core i5-12600KF costs $405, so yes, it does cost more here.

Source: WCCFTech