Abstract:
The investigation into a batch of flagship graphics cards missing in transit in Brazil has made progress. Police have identified three employees at São Paulo's Guarulhos Airport for allegedly stealing two pallets of Zotac GeForce RTX 5090s with a total value of approximately $470,000.
This batch of graphics cards was purchased from the United States by Brazilian hardware importer and distributor Oderço Distribuidora. They were originally scheduled to be shipped to a warehouse in Maringa, but they disappeared within the airport. The person in charge of the company said that the government departments and the airport management have not explained the whereabouts of the goods, and the company has not seen the surveillance video of the pallet moving process, so it decided to make the matter public.
Subsequently, a Brazilian TV station discovered a graphics card suspected to be from the stolen batch on the classified trading platform OLX. The seller asked for a little more than $6,000. The serial number was clearly captured in the product photo, and after comparison, it was consistent with the stolen graphics card number. The ad left no information that could identify the seller, and the page has since been removed.
The source said that one of the suspected employees may have registered the graphics cards as released in the internal system, allowing the goods to pass electronic security inspections, and then two pallets of graphics cards were loaded onto a truck that has not yet been found. The case is still under investigation, and the three employees are currently only suspects. The available information does not indicate that they have been convicted, nor does it confirm the amount of lost property recovered. There are also rumors that Nvidia will discontinue the RTX 5090 and turn the GB202 chip to professional graphics cards, but Nvidia has denied it.
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