Malaysian police confiscated more than 400 ASIC miners – Bits Media

During a police operation in the Malaysian city of Georgetown, law enforcement agencies managed to detain four underground miners and confiscate more 400 ASIC miners of various models.

Assistant District Commissioner of Police for Georgetown Soffian Santong (Soffian santong) told, that the operations of the district police district and the criminal investigation department participated in the operation, as well as employees of the energy company Tenaga Nasional.

Three raids were held on Friday evening and one on Saturday morning. According to the energy company, Co -updated by the police collected by the police, Four citizens stole electricity, which was used for illegal mining.

The total damage to Tenaga Nasional has been more $102 300. The organizer of underground mining farms has not yet been found. According to the police, farms worked at least a few months. During the searches, it was possible to remove more 400 ASIC miners of various models.

Recall, that at the end of May the Syktyvkar prosecutor's office sent the case of the theft of energy to the court. A resident of the city illegally used electricity in the amount 5.5 Million rubles for mining. At the same time, at the disposal of the underground miner was more 400 cryptocurrency production devices.