Three arrested by Taiwan authorities for attempting to smuggle NVIDIA GPUs to China via Japan

Taiwanese prosecutors in Keelung arrested three suspects over an alleged scheme to smuggle Supermicro AI servers with NVIDIA GPUs to China via Japan.

Bloomberg reported the group may have previously moved similar hardware successfully, suggesting an organized route for evading controls.

The case underscores how restricted high-end NVIDIA AI chips continue to be targeted by smuggling networks despite export restrictions.