IPOH, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- A total of 48 units of cryptocurrency (bitcoin) mining machines were seized by the police in an operation today at a residential premises in the Seri Iskandar area, which is believed to be the location for the mining activities with illegal electrical wire connections.
Perak Tengah district police chief Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the raid was conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Perak Tengah district police headquarters (IPD) in collaboration with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) engineering team.
"In addition, two units of fast ethernet switches, one Internet router unit, and one cut electrical cable roll were also seized. The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 31(1) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990," he said in a statement tonight.
He said the police take the illegal connection of electricity supply for cryptocurrency mining seriously because such actions are against the law, cause losses to utility providers, and increase the risk of fire and public safety.
Therefore, he advised the public not to engage in any illegal activities and requested that any information related to suspected cryptocurrency mining activities involving electricity theft be reported to the police for further action.
-- BERNAMA