Police find Bitcoin 'mine' stealing electricity worth thousands of pounds
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Police have shared images of a Bitcoin 'mine' which was stealing electricity worth thousands of pounds in the West Midlands.
West Midlands Police found the cryptocurrency operation when they executed a drugs warrant at an industrial estate in Sandwell on May 18 after receiving intelligence that the site was being used as a cannabis farm.
But the force said it instead found a huge bank of around 100 computer units as part of what is understood to be a Bitcoin mining operation.
The IT equipment was seized from the building in the Great Bridge Industrial Estate and inquiries with Western Power revealed the electric supply had been bypassed.
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