马来西亚海关官员周三表示，已在吉隆坡国际机场（KLIA）查获30台装有先进人工智能芯片的服务器。
Malaysian customs officers have seized 30 servers containing advanced AI chips at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), the authorities said on Wednesday.
这批货物价值约4950万令吉（约合1210万美元），正在未取得所需许可证的情况下经马来西亚过境。
The shipment was worth about RM49.5m ($12.1m), and it was moving through Malaysia without the required permit.
官员于10月15日在机场自由贸易区的一座仓库内发现这些服务器。吉隆坡国际机场海关主任阿斯帕丽拉·阿格·图阿在记者会上披露了细节，据《马来邮报》和路透社报道。
Officers found the servers on 15 October in a warehouse in the airport’s free trade zone. KLIA customs director Aspalila Ag Tuah gave the details at a press conference, Malay Mail and Reuters reported.
这批货物在单一航空运单上申报为电子元件，官员称该标签意在逃避检测。
The shipment had been declared under a single air waybill as electronic components, a label officials say was meant to avoid detection.
服务器来自一个未具名的亚洲国家，原计划运往另一个亚洲国家。据调查人员称，该批货物背后的团伙利用马来西亚作为中转点，以规避出口管制。
The servers came from an unnamed Asian country and were due to be sent on to another Asian country. According to investigators, the group behind the shipment used Malaysia as a transit point to get around export restrictions.
这是今年第五起与同一疑似犯罪集团有关的案件，五次查获货物的总价值超过1亿令吉。6月，海关曾宣布在同一机场查获价值1300万美元的72台人工智能服务器。目前尚无人被捕。但负责处理货物的公司已被传召协助调查。
This is the fifth case linked to the same suspected syndicate this year, and the combined value of the five seizures is more than RM100m. In June, customs announced a similar $13m seizure of 72 AI servers at the same airport. No arrests have been made so far. However, the companies that handled the shipments have been called in to help the investigation.
官员以调查仍在进行为由，未透露芯片品牌、产地及流向。当局表示，这些芯片可能被用于开发军事技术。
Officials did not name the chip brands, where the chips were made or where they were going, citing the ongoing investigation. The chips could potentially be used to develop military technology, the authorities said.
马来西亚贸易部（MITI）将高性能人工智能芯片视为两用物项，即兼具民用和军用用途。
Malaysia’s trade ministry (MITI) treats high-performance AI chips as dual-use items, meaning they have both civilian and military uses.
自去年以来，出口或过境运输此类芯片均需许可证，公司须在芯片抵达前30天提出申请。
Since last year, a permit has been needed to export or move them through the country, and companies must apply 30 days before the chips arrive.
案件依据《2010年战略贸易法》调查。被判有罪的公司最高可被罚款2000万令吉，个人最高可被罚款1000万令吉、判处最高10年监禁，或两者并罚。
The cases are being investigated under the Strategic Trade Act 2010. Companies found guilty face fines of up to RM20m, while individuals face fines of up to RM10m, up to 10 years in prison, or both.
此次查扣发生之际，美国正在收紧对先进芯片通过其他国家流向中国的审查。例如，作为更广泛打击行动的一部分，英伟达已削减其在亚洲的批准买家名单。
The seizure comes as the US tightens checks on how advanced chips reach China through other countries. Nvidia, for example, has cut its list of approved buyers in Asia as part of a wider crackdown.