Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'English · 1 year ago

Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts

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Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts

Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'English · 1 year ago

The suspicious plane cargo was flagged by the Hong Kong authorities.

Go to all that work and then get found out by using shitty spray paint.

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I mean it’s $1 million in gold that’s plenty illegal.
- Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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  Exactly, 500k is a very serious crime!
  - NotSpez@lemm.ee
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    And to think that the total of 250k weighs only just above 3kg. Hope that doesn’t dosappear is some pockets.
- Huschke@programming.dev
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  Yeah, I’m sure any judge would convict you for smuggling half a million in gold.

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