Russia has cracked down on an illegal Bitcoin mining case, seizing 95 mining devices

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, law enforcement agencies in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, discovered illegal cryptocurrency mining activities hidden inside a Kamaz truck during a routine inspection of power lines in the Baikal region. The truck was drawing power from a 10 kV line and contained 95 mining devices and a mobile substation, but two individuals involved fled the scene in an SUV before the police arrived. Buryat Energy, a subsidiary of Siberian Power Company in Russia, stated that there have been six cases of electricity theft related to cryptocurrency mining since the beginning of this year.