Chinese customs seize 49 smuggled Bitcoin miners

Huangpu Customs in Guangdong province, PRC, said it had seized 49 Bitcoin miners no longer in operation. They were being transported across the border with false information in export documents, local media report.

The discrepancy was detected during inspection of goods declared as “shoe materials”. Upon closer inspection, customs officers found 49 ASIC miners, some bearing signs of rust.

Under local law, the devices are subject to disposal.

In April 2021, the Hong Kong Customs and Excises Department seized a fishing dhow with mining GPUs Nvidia CMP HX .

Earlier in February 2022, inspectors at Saint Petersburg Customs seized an ASIC miner , en route from China to a resident of Veliky Novgorod without import permission.

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