IPhones by hundreds hidden in luggage

China is cracking down on smugglers bringing Apple iPhone 6 smartphones into the country ahead of their official release, with officials on Sunday reporting the seizure of 453 of the devices in Shanghai.

Hundreds more were seized during three separate raids on Thursday through Saturday in Hong Kong, Xinhua News Agency said.

The latest haul was found in the luggage of two passengers arriving at the Shanghai airport from Tokyo, one of them Chinese and one of them Japanese, the Shanghai customs agency said.