BALIK PULAU, Dec 7 — Police arrested an elderly man and seized 30 bitcoin mining machines in a raid on several premises around Jalan Air Putih, here yesterday that were operating...

BALIK PULAU, Dec 7 — Police arrested an elderly man and seized 30 bitcoin mining machines in a raid on several premises around Jalan Air Putih, here yesterday that were operating…

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    …through illegal electrical connections.

    “The results of the TNB review found that the estimated loss due to the electricity theft case at the premises was RM22,744 and the police arrested a 60-year-old local man and seized 30 bitcoin mining machines and a TP-Link modem unit.

    “The case is being investigated under Section 37(1) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 and Section 427 of the Penal Code and the police are conducting a thorough investigation including tracking down the suspects involved in the case,” he said in a statement today.

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