Illegal bitcoin mining found at 30 premises in Manjung

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LUMUT: A man was arrested on suspicion of carrying out bitcoin mining activities and being involved in stealing electricity, with a seizure worth RM3.5 million in the Manjung district yesterday.

Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 28-year-old suspect, who worked at a business premises, was arrested in Ayer Tawar here in a special bitcoin integrated operation with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and the Sitiawan fire station from 9am to 10pm yesterday.

“Police inspected 75 premises around the district, and 30 of them were found to be carrying out illegal bitcoin mining activities and stealing electricity,” he said at a press conference at the Manjung district police headquarters here today.

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