FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS12) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport seized more than 100 iPhones from passengers attempting to leave the country without proper export documentation, according to federal officials.
In a social media post Monday, the Director of Field Operations for CBP in Florida said officers confiscated 106 iPhones during an outbound operation involving travelers headed to Guatemala. The devices were discovered during routine enforcement checks, and officials determined the passengers did not have the required paperwork to legally export the electronics.
“Planning to export iPhones? This is not the way to do it,” the agency wrote in the post, emphasizing that commercial goods are subject to strict export regulations, even when transported in passenger luggage…