Neowin News Feed for: Smuggling

US wants to track location of your graphics cards and CPUs to prevent China smugglings

Sayan Sen — Mon, 12 May 2025 19:40:02 +0000

The US government wishes to track graphics cards, processors, and NPUs, as it wants to prevent incidents of smuggling to China and other rival countries. Read more...

Contraband possibly features tactical vehicular combat

Asher Madan — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Recently, Windows Central's Jez Corden revealed that Contraband, the upcoming co-op smuggling game, will feature tactical vehicular combat. The focus is to disable cars instead of killing enemies. Read more...

Texas Governor claims Mexican cartel is using TikTok to recruit smugglers from the U.S.

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:30:01 +0000

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has claimed that the Mexican cartel is using TikTok as a platform to recruit smugglers from the United States and that TikTok is promoting human trafficking in the U.S. Read more...

Woman thwarted due to her ''bulges'' in an attempt to smuggle 102 iPhones into China

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:39:26 +0000

According to a new report, a woman has been caught smuggling 102 iPhones into China. The attempt was thwarted when officials noticed odd bulges and discovered the phones strapped to her midsection. Read more...

Man caught trying to smuggle 94 iPhones into China strapped to his body

Steven Parker — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:42:01 +0000

Customs officials, suspicious at the man's "weird walking posture" discovered 94 iPhones strapped to his body, but for bonus points he also set off airport metal detectors in the process. Read more...