(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — A traveler at the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport was busted on Thursday after attempting to smuggle 750 iPhone 6 handsets into Lebanon, according to airport officials.
The recently released iPhone has reached Lebanon, and consumers are able to purchase it for around $900. The iPhone 6 from Khoury Home is $999 with a 1-year warranty, according to a store manager.
The Lebanese cell phone market is commonly known to sell smuggled handsets at a considerably low price.
Smuggled handsets tend to be cheaper for consumers because buying from authorized dealers comes with the cost of taxes and the official warranty.
Airport officials say the bust is a small supply, with most illegal import organized at a much larger scale.