Smuggler Caught with 4,680 Smartphones

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Cambodia News (Prey Veng province): On June 8,2021 at 19:30pm on national road 1, in Pi village, Prek Ksay commune, Peamro district, Prey Veng province, the police stopped an Istana minivan, (Phnom Penh 2A3057), driven by a 39-year-old man name Khem Ti, for a routine control check.
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The police searched the vehicle at a check point between the Cambodia-Vietnam border, and discovered 4,680 smartphones illegally smuggled in his minivan without any tax papers.The intention of smuggling these phones into Cambodia to sell and make profits.
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These were the evidence:
1. iPhone 12Pro Max: 768 units
2. iPhone 12: 94 units
3. iPhone 11Pro Max: 684 units
4. iPhone 11: 1,444 units
5. iPhone Xs Max: 738 units
6. iPhone 7 Plus: 679 units
7. iPhone 7: 162 units
The man and the illegal products were seized and detained for further investigation.
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That's only 4586 more than this guy !
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He taped the multi color phones on him like a Transformer.
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Over 4000 iPhones, that is probably close to 300.000$.

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Fuming.
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Holy, that's something.

Serious question: is that why used iPhone's are relatively cheap in Cambodia?
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yochigga wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:00 pm Holy, that's something.

Serious question: is that why used iPhone's are relatively cheap in Cambodia?
According to other sources he was trying to smuggle phones into Vietnam from here to evade taxes.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50871801/p ... nd-phones/
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John Bingham wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:03 pm
yochigga wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:00 pm Holy, that's something.

Serious question: is that why used iPhone's are relatively cheap in Cambodia?
According to other sources he was trying to smuggle phones into Vietnam from here to evade taxes.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50871801/p ... nd-phones/
Wait what? So they smuggled phones from and into Cambodia? This post said into Cambodia, while the Khmer Times one said from Cambodia to Vietnam? Where'd they get the phones from then? The States?
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MAYBE they were russian sputnik phones ??
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yochigga wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:11 pm
Wait what? So they smuggled phones from and into Cambodia? This post said into Cambodia, while the Khmer Times one said from Cambodia to Vietnam? Where'd they get the phones from then? The States?
No idea, it's all a conundrum. :?
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