--- title: "China Couple Caught Smuggling 102 Phones, Abandons Baby While Fleeing Customs Officers" url: https://weirdkaya.com/china-couple-caught-smuggling-102-phones-abandons-baby-while-fleeing-customs-officers/ date: 2025-07-07 modified: 2025-07-07 lang: en author: "Ashley" description: "A man and a woman were caught trying to smuggle 102 used mobile phones into Zhuhai, China, by using a baby stroller to pass through the Gongbei Port border checkpoint..." categories: - "Abroad" - "Society" tags: - "Baby" - "China" - "customs" - "Phones" - "smuggling" image: https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/link-preview-430-2-2.png word_count: 241 --- # China Couple Caught Smuggling 102 Phones, Abandons Baby While Fleeing Customs Officers ##### A man and a woman were caught trying to smuggle 102 used mobile phones into Zhuhai, China, by using a baby stroller to pass through the Gongbei Port border checkpoint undetected. ## Customs inspection turns chaotic The incident occurred at 8.28am on July 1st when the pair entered the passenger inspection hall through the **green channel**, which is meant for travellers without declared goods. ![china couple tries to smuggle phones 1](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/china-couple-tries-to-smuggle-phones-1.jpeg)Photo via [Sing Tao Headline](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87) As customs officers approached them for inspection, the woman suddenly tried to run, leaving the baby behind in the stroller but was quickly intercepted by authorities. ![china couple tries to smuggle phones running away](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/china-couple-tries-to-smuggle-phones-running-away.jpeg)Photo via [Sing Tao Headline](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87) ## Phones hidden under clothes The man was found with 48 old mobile phones strapped to his legs. ![china couple tries to smuggle phones man](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/china-couple-tries-to-smuggle-phones-man.jpeg)Photo via [Sing Tao Headline](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87) The woman had 54 phones tied around her waist, abdomen, chest, and legs — all wrapped in plastic film. ![china couple tries to smuggle phones woman](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/china-couple-tries-to-smuggle-phones-woman.jpg)Photo via [Sing Tao Headline](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87) This brought the total number of smuggled phones to 102. ## Child confirmed to be hers According to [Sing Tao Headline](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87), further checks confirmed that the baby left behind in the stroller was the woman’s biological child. The man and woman were not married, but had teamed up to smuggle the devices together. ![china couple tries to smuggle phones show no of phones](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/image-5.png)Photos via [Sing Tao Headline](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87) ## Possible criminal charges Chinese customs law states that hiding taxable items to bypass inspection is considered smuggling. If the case is serious, offenders can face criminal charges. Investigations are still ongoing. Watch the full video [here](https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-china/3470710/%E6%8B%B1%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%BA%8F102%E9%83%A8%E6%89%8B%E6%A9%9F%E8%97%89BB%E8%BB%8A%E6%90%8F%E6%87%B5-%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%97%E9%98%BF%E5%AA%BD%E4%BB%94%E9%83%BD%E5%94%94%E8%A6%81%E8%BD%89%E8%BA%AB%E8%B7%91%E6%9C%89%E7%89%87). READ [ALSO](https://weirdkaya.com/2yo-boy-falls-from-20th-floor-in-china-miraculously-survives/): https://weirdkaya.com/2yo-boy-falls-from-20th-floor-in-china-miraculously-survives/ --- ![Check Us out at WhatsApp now!](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/cta-whatsapp-v2.jpg)Join us at [WhatsApp ](https://bit.ly/WhatsAppWeirdKaya)now! ---