uggle 40 smartphones to Zhuhai from Macau via Gongbei border checkpoint last week but was stopped by mainland customs officers, government-owned broadcaster TDM has reported.
According to the report on Friday, the boy with a backpack was walking alone through the “nothing to declare” channel in Zhuhai where he drew customs officers’ attention.
After the customs officers checked the boy, they found the 40 smartphones hidden around his waist and in his backpack. The boy admitted that he had been told by his mother to carry the mobile phones through the checkpoint, according to the report.
This handout photo released by Gongbei Customs in Zhuhai on Friday shows the boy, his mother and the 40 smuggled smartphones. Courtesy: TDM
