Woman Caught Smuggling 44 iPhones In Her Stockings

An anonymous reader writes "A woman in her 60s was recently apprehended by Israeli airport security when she tried to smuggle 44 iPhone 4s into Israel by hiding them in her stockings under traditional Georgian garb. From the article: 'Upon being approached by security personnel, the woman claimed she wasn’t feeling well whereupon airport security offered to accompany her. But first, she had to pass through a full body scanner. It was then the authorities found buried underneath layers of traditional garb that the woman was carrying at least 44 iPhones on her person.'"

Not really news

[yakatz]

Unfortunately, frequent travelers through customs in Israel know that it is not unusual to see people being detained for bringing all kinds of undeclared items into the country.
The reason that it is more prevalent in Israel than many other countries (yes, no source for this besides personal and hearsay experience) is the same as the reason that security lines in Israel are faster than any other airport I have been to: Israeli security guards are heavily trained in the art of behavioral profiling.

Just an exa

Business as usual

[SplashMyBandit]

Hell, I was detained by being a single guy who had recently passed through Syria. I then had to wait for a couple of hours while they ran an Interpol check on me. This is despite me being a white fella from New Zealand (the closest we get to exporting terrorism is the hordes of drunk teens who go on their 'overseas experience').