# US arrests California man suspected of smuggling restricted Nvidia chips

_Published Friday, October 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM EDT · AI, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

US authorities arrested a California man suspected of smuggling $300M+ worth of restricted Nvidia AI chips to China, Bloomberg reported. The suspected shipments passed through Malaysia and Singapore from 2023 to 2024. The arrest concerns alleged smuggling of restricted hardware.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261002/p5#a261002p5)

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