- Malaysian police crushed 1,069 Bitcoin mining equipment in a parking lot.
- The miners who owned these rigs allegedly stole $2 million worth of electricity.
- According to the police, Bitcoin mining equipment worth 1.3 million US dollars was smashed.
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According to local media reports on Friday, Malaysian police used road rollers to crush 1,069 Bitcoin mining computers seized in a series of raids.
A kind video The photos released by Borneo news media Dayak Daily show that a road roller smashed the drill to pieces in a parking lot of the Miri City Police Headquarters.
Malaysian authorities stated that the police seized the rig from the miners in six separate raids between February and April. NBC Finance Channel on Monday.
The miners allegedly stole US$2 million worth of electricity from the local utility company Sarawak Energy to power the drilling rig, Assistant Police Chief Hakemal Hawari told CNBC.
According to the police, the crushed equipment was worth about 1.26 million U.S. dollars.
Police Chief ACP Hakemal Hawari told Malaysian news media that six people were arrested for allegedly stealing electricity from Sarawak Energy Company starAnd added that they have been fined nearly $2,000 and sentenced to up to eight months in jail.
The theft of electricity by illegal Bitcoin mining operators is common worldwide.Ukrainian police Approximately 9,000 game consoles and computers were recently seized in an illegal crypto mine According to the police, the company’s monthly electricity bills are as high as $259,300.
The police said three houses were burnt down recently due to illegal electrical connections related to mining operations. They say that in the past year, miners have stolen US$21.3 million worth of electricity in the country.
