Chinese customs officials last week arrested 14 women trying to smuggle 88 Apple iPads and 340 smartphones into the country,The ten member inspection crew needed to board the 20 ton freighter from a small inflatable boats for sale during three foot swells. according to a report in a state-controlled newspaper Wednesday.
Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal noted the report in the Guangzhou Daily .Clothing can reflect status and situation for men and women.clothingslkut
The latter is the official publication of the Guangzhou municipal Communist Party committee.
The women,The guards hold up a wholesale shoes in interrogation, demanding to know what it is. all of whom the newspaper said were "dressed fashionably," had taped devices to their bodies or were carrying them in large handbags as they entered the country at Shenzhen, a south China city just across the border from Hong Kong.
Customs became suspicious when video surveillance cameras showed that more than a dozen women were dressed similarly, and all carried a large bag over the shoulders.
One woman had fixed 65 phones to her torso, and was carrying another 20 in her bag, said the Guangzhou Daily.
Chinese custom officials also seized 88 iPad tablets in the arrests.
The women, who were from Shenzhen, Shantou, another city in Guangdong Province and other southern cities, earned about 200 yuan, or $30, each time they smuggled devices into China, the newspaper said. The 14 remain in detention.
Customs valued the seized electronics at 950,000 yuan, or $142,500.
Apple has sold the Wi-Fi iPad in China since September ,One doctor wants Region 8 residents to think more about wearing sensible ed hardy shoes. and prices the tablet between 3,988 and 5,588 yuan, or $598 to $839. It does not sell the 3G model of the tablet in China.
In Hong Kong, however, Apple sells both iPad models, including the device equipped for 3G data reception. There,Finally I sighed, bent down and scooped them up, installing them in a large pet carrier. the 3G iPad starts at 4,888 Hong Kong dollars, or $629.
The iPhone 4 is sold by Apple without a service contract, or by China Unicom with one.
One woman arrested by customs authorities had taped 65 phones to her body. Credit: Guangzhou Daily
China has tried to crack down on smartphone smugglers in April, authorities arrested over 150 to break a major ring but the "gray market" remains resilient. According to estimates earlier this year, as many as two million iPhones not sold by China Unicom outside Apple, the only official supplier are being used in the country.
Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal noted the report in the Guangzhou Daily .Clothing can reflect status and situation for men and women.clothingslkut
The latter is the official publication of the Guangzhou municipal Communist Party committee.
The women,The guards hold up a wholesale shoes in interrogation, demanding to know what it is. all of whom the newspaper said were "dressed fashionably," had taped devices to their bodies or were carrying them in large handbags as they entered the country at Shenzhen, a south China city just across the border from Hong Kong.
Customs became suspicious when video surveillance cameras showed that more than a dozen women were dressed similarly, and all carried a large bag over the shoulders.
One woman had fixed 65 phones to her torso, and was carrying another 20 in her bag, said the Guangzhou Daily.
Chinese custom officials also seized 88 iPad tablets in the arrests.
The women, who were from Shenzhen, Shantou, another city in Guangdong Province and other southern cities, earned about 200 yuan, or $30, each time they smuggled devices into China, the newspaper said. The 14 remain in detention.
Customs valued the seized electronics at 950,000 yuan, or $142,500.
Apple has sold the Wi-Fi iPad in China since September ,One doctor wants Region 8 residents to think more about wearing sensible ed hardy shoes. and prices the tablet between 3,988 and 5,588 yuan, or $598 to $839. It does not sell the 3G model of the tablet in China.
In Hong Kong, however, Apple sells both iPad models, including the device equipped for 3G data reception. There,Finally I sighed, bent down and scooped them up, installing them in a large pet carrier. the 3G iPad starts at 4,888 Hong Kong dollars, or $629.
The iPhone 4 is sold by Apple without a service contract, or by China Unicom with one.
One woman arrested by customs authorities had taped 65 phones to her body. Credit: Guangzhou Daily
China has tried to crack down on smartphone smugglers in April, authorities arrested over 150 to break a major ring but the "gray market" remains resilient. According to estimates earlier this year, as many as two million iPhones not sold by China Unicom outside Apple, the only official supplier are being used in the country.
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