AI Chips Worth US$12.1 Million Seized at Malaysia Airport, Customs Authority Says
Authorities found 30 server units with advanced AI chips and said at least five smuggling cases are linked to one syndicate.
- On October 15, Malaysian customs authorities at Kuala Lumpur International Airport seized 30 server units containing advanced AI chips worth about 49.5 million ringgit this month.
- Malaysia implemented export controls last year on advanced AI chips of United States origin, following pressure from the United States to stem their flow into China.
- Customs director Aspalila Ag Tuah reported the servers were "falsely declared as electronic components" and shipped through Malaysia to bypass restrictions before reaching their final destination.
- Authorities linked the shipment to a syndicate responsible for at least five cases involving seizures worth more than 100 million ringgit in total, prompting ongoing investigation.
- A Malaysian firm that facilitated the shipment has been called in to assist investigations, which officials noted resembles a similar smuggling attempt customs authorities foiled in June.
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KUALA LUMPUR (ANP/AFP/RTR) - Malaysia has thwarted an attempt to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips through the country's main airport, customs officials reported. This month, AI chips worth 49.5 million ringgit, equivalent to nearly 11 million...
(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = As illicit trafficking attempts to circumvent U.S. measures restricting the export of advanced chips for artificial intelligence (AI) to China continue...
AI chips worth US$12.1 million seized at Malaysia airport, customs authority says
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian customs said on Wednesday (Oct 28) that it had seized about 49.5 million ringgit (US$12.11 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as authorities close in on a syndicate suspected of smuggling high-performance semiconductors through the country's main airport.
AI chips worth $15.5m seized at Malaysia airport, customs authority says
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian customs said on Wednesday (Oct 28) that it had seized about 49.5 million ringgit (S$15.5 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as authorities close in on a syndicate suspected of smuggling high-performance semiconductors through the country's main airport.Malaysia imposed export controls last year on the movement of advanced AI chips of US origin, following pressure from the United States t…
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