Spanish police intercepted illegal mining farm – Bits Media

Spanish National Police reported, what more 100 ASIC miners were illegally connected to the household power grid and used to mine cryptocurrency.

Spanish police raid and shut down mining farm, which worked through illegal connection to the mains in the area of ​​Toledo. Agents told the police about the suspicious building, Which has secreted a large amount of heat and consumed inadequately a lot of electricity.

“We dismantled an illegal mining farm in a residential building of Toledo. It concentrated more 100 ASIC miners, as well as equipment for cooling and removing smoke. The farm was illegally connected to the mains ", - the police said.

Due to high consumption of electricity and excessive heat, coming from the basement of the house, The police initially suspected, that there is hidden plantation for the cultivation of cannabis and the production of marijuana. When the police broke into the house, They found installations for mining cryptocurrency and cooling equipment.

The police arrested suspects in illegal mining. They face imprisonment for a period of three months to one year, If it is installed, that stolen electricity costs more than € 400. Cryptocurrency mining is a completely legal lesson in Spain, If miners pay for their electricity costs.

This year, several similar cases of suppressing illegal cryptocurrency mining operations occurred in various countries. Last month, the Malaysia police arrested eight people on suspicion of theft of electricity in the amount of about $2 million and destroyed more 1 000 Confiscated Asic Mainers.

In May, the police of the United Kingdom, as a result of operational events, discovered an illegal mining farm and seized 100 ASIC miners. Estimated, Stolen electricity cost thousands of dollars.