Sandwell cryptocurrency mine found stealing electricity
West Midlands Police has uncovered a cryptocurrency ‘mine’ while searching for drugs in an industrial unit
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A cryptocurrency ‘mine’ inside an industrial unit in Sandwell, West Mindlands, has been found to be stealing thousands of pounds worth of electricity from the mains supply.
That’s according to West Midlands Police, which uncovered the mine while executing a drugs warrant to search for a cannabis farm.
When they entered the building, officers found a bank of around 100 computer units as part of a Bitcoin mining operation.
An investigation with Western Power revealed the electric supply had been bypassed and thousands of pounds worth had been stolen to power the ‘mine’.