Malaysia Seizes $12 Million in Smuggled AI Chips at Kuala Lumpur Airport

Authorities intercepted the hardware while investigating a syndicate suspected of routing them through the main airport to bypass US export controls aimed at China.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 28 Oct 2026 · updated 10d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 28 Oct 2026. News - South China Morning Post published first, on 28 October at 06:30 UTC; theinformation.com followed 3h 34m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 28 October at 17:02 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News - South China Morning Post, theinformation.com, Fortune, Latest from Tom's Hardware.

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