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Delhi officials foil yet another smuggling attempt as they discovered 90 iPhones — all iPhone 12 Pro — in boxes labeled as "garments."
Due to import taxes, it is very expensive to import devices like Apple's iPhone to India. Many people attempt to fool customs by smuggling the devices in through sketchy means.
A Tweet from Asian 糖心Vlog International explained the situation.
ACC Export Commissionerate at New Courier Terminal intercepted 3 consignments & seized 90 iPhone 12 Pro having market value approx Rs.1 cr due to the alertness of officer posted at X-ray scanning. Consignments were shipped from Dubai & misdeclared as garments: Delhi Customs
— ANI (@ANI)
It is unclear if anyone responsible for the attempted smuggling will be found or arrested. The iPhones were shipped from Dubai and declared to be garments, but the x-ray tech was able to catch the deception.
As iMore , smuggling of this nature is a regular occurrence in India. In June, two men were arrested for attempting to smuggle 80 iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max into the country.
An iPhone 12 Pro costs $1,269 in India, nearly $300 more than in the United States and other countries. However, losing $134,000 worth of iPhones in a smuggling attempt is a much more costly venture.
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Depending on the design of the garment, I suppose an iPhone could be considered a very large "button" used for closure. Brings a whole new meaning to "wearables."
So that's only like 100 iPhones