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A photograph of the wall of a US state building, displaying a sign saying 'Department of Justice'

Alleged 3-person smuggling operation accused of shifting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to China potentially faces up to 20-year prison sentence

By Jess Kinghorn published

News The defendants allegedly received $1 million payments from China-based companies.

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Nvidia headquarters

Nvidia denies 'tall tales' that chips are being smuggled in fake baby bumps and alongside live lobsters

By James Bentley published

News This is just weeks before the implementation of the AI Diffusion Rule.

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Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks while holding the company's new GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards and a Thor Blackwell robotics processor during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Huang announced a raft of new chips, software and services, aiming to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence computing. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Group allegedly trying to smuggle Nvidia Blackwell chips stare down bail set at over $1 million

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Crime doesn’t pay.

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picture of a man with smuggled CPUs attached to his body

A smuggler spotted walking with 'abnormal posture' was found to be carrying 306 CPUs

By Chris Szewczyk published

News "Nothing to declare, honest."

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Pregnant belly with intel logo.

'Pregnant' smuggler caught after 200 CPUs are found in her prosthetic belly

By Jorge Jimenez published

News Chinese authorities recovered over 200 CPUs and nine iPhones from a woman's 'belly.'

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Smuggling PC components over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

Chip shortage sees smugglers cling-filming CPUs to their bodies, over $4M of parts seized

By Katie Wickens published

news The smaller the chips become, the more cavities they'll fit into.

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