BlockBeats News, May 17, according to Zhejiang Daily, the Ningbo Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau in Zhejiang, China, recently uncovered multiple cases of smuggling of virtual currency mining machines, dismantling several criminal groups, and seizing over 400 units of mining machines such as Antminer L9 and Whatsminer KS3.

The report stated that the involved groups disassembled the mining machines and falsely declared them as "industrial blocking devices" when shipping internationally through express channels into ports such as Ningbo and Guangzhou. The machines were then reassembled and sold domestically or shipped to mining farms for hosting mining activities in Xinjiang, Hunan, and other places.

The investigating officers stated that the related groups also used USDT for cross-border payment settlements to evade financial supervision.