S’wak cryptocurrency mining raids
Printed on: Friday, February 19, 2021
By: Bernama
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KUCHING: Sarawak police have unearthed digital foreign money mining actions or cryptocurrency minings which precipitated the Sarawak Power Berhad (SEB) to lose RM4.32 million from electrical energy theft.Miri district police chief, ACP Hakemal Hawari stated the actions have been uncovered after raids on 5 shophouses at a industrial centre within the metropolis, about 750 km north of Kuching, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
‘‘All of the premises are believed to have been finishing up the actions for about 36 months and have precipitated losses of RM120,000 a month to SEB by way of energy theft,’’ he stated in an announcement, obtained right here, at this time.
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Nevertheless, he stated no arrest was made within the 5 raids.
He stated 759 items of Antminer Bitman crypto mining machines, 27 items of modems, 12 routers, 5 units of pc cables, 5 units of digital mining machine cables, a laptop computer pc and one central processing unit have been seized within the raids.
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Hakemal stated the police have been within the strategy of figuring out the involvement of the homeowners of the premises within the case which is being investigated beneath Part 379 of the Penal Code for stealing and Part 427 for mischief and inflicting losses.
As well as, an investigation was additionally being performed by the Sarawak Utility Ministry beneath Part 33(5) of the Electrical Ordinance of Sarawak which gives for a penalty of as much as RM100,000 or five-years in jail if discovered responsible.
‘‘The general public ought to channel info to the police if they think some premises are getting used to steal electrical energy provide to conduct cryptocurrency mining, on-line playing name centres, dishonest syndicates and others,’’ he stated.
