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UK police find illegally powered Bitcoin mine by mistake after raiding suspected cannabis farm in West Midlands – 7NEWS.com.au
They thought they were raiding a marijuana farm. Boy were they wrong.
Police in the United Kingdom uncovered a cryptocurrency mine powered by stolen electricity during a raid of what they suspected was a cannabis farm.
The facility was stealing thousands of pounds worth of electricity from the mains supply, according to a statement from the West Midlands Police, published Thursday.
Officers forced entry to the premises in Great Bridge Industrial Estate, Sandwell, on 18 May on the back of intelligence suggesting it was being used as a cannabis farm, the statement read.
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