UK Police Raid Alleged Cannabis Farm, Finds Bitcoin Mining Facility Stealing ...
Police from the UK executed a raid in an industrial unit in the West Midlands county expecting to find a cannabis farm, but instead found a big bitcoin mining facility, that was coincidentally bypassing the controls from the local power utility company to siphon energy from the main grid, stealing thousands of pounds in the process. UK Police Raid Alleged Cannabis Farm, Stumbles Upon Bitcoin Mining Facility The West Midlands Police Department got a real surprise last week when they raided an alleged cannabis farm in an industrial premise, just to find the facility was used to operate a....
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