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121 phones wrapped in aluminum foils found in the luggage of a Romanian man who tried to smuggle them from Switzerland to Italy on a train. The phones were stolen on Street Parade in Zurich, 10 Aug (geo2.dailymotion.com)
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https://guardian.ng/life/whatsnew-entertainment-celebrity-gist-and-so-on/man-caught-trying-to-smuggle-121-stolen-phones-into-italy/

https://video.corriere.it/cronaca/lo-controllano-sul-treno-e-gli-sequestrano-121-cellulari-che-aveva-nella-borsa-erano-stati-rubati-a-un-festival-a-zurigo/4df64eaa-9770-45fe-92d6-4196726b2xlk

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

did he wrap the phones in aluminium foil because they were "hot" to begin with?

[–] idegenszavak 12 points 4 months ago

I think he tried to create some faraday cage?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

He was pretending they were burritos.