Two gentlemen (one a Chinese national and another a naturalized US citizen) were stopped by Federal agents trying to smuggle sensitive infrared cameras to China.
Ten of the cameras, which measure about 2 inches square and cost about $5,000 each, were found in the men’s checked luggage, Weir said. Salcido said it appeared they split the shipment up between them.
The cameras have both commercial and military uses but they are “very expensive, highly sensitive,” Weir said. “They’re not something you could buy off the shelf.”
When purchasing the camera’s….
“He repeatedly said he wouldn’t export,” she said.
Imagine that. More details here.
