The Republic of Buryatia seized a truck at an illegal mining site, directly stealing 10 kV electricity with 95 pieces of equipment.

OnChainDetective · 2025-06-14T11:10:26+00:00

PANews reported on June 14 that the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Buryatia of the Russian Federation found illegal cryptocurrency mining activities hidden in a KAMAZ truck during a routine power line inspection in the Baikal region, which obtained electricity from a 10 thousand volt line, including 95 mining equipment and a mobile substation, but the two people involved fled the scene in an SUV before the police arrived. Buryat Energy, a subsidiary of Russia's Siberian power company, said there had been six cases of electricity theft linked to cryptocurrency mining since the beginning of the year.

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2025-06-14 11:10:26

[Chain News] PANews, June 14 - During a routine inspection of power lines in the Baikal Lake region, law enforcement agencies in the Republic of Buryatia, Russian Federation, discovered illegal crypto mining activities hidden inside a Kamaz truck. The truck was drawing power from a 10 kV line and contained 95 mining devices and a mobile substation. However, two individuals involved in the case fled the scene in an SUV before the police arrived. Buryat Energy Company, a subsidiary of the Siberian Power Company, reported that there have been six cases of electricity theft related to crypto mining since the beginning of this year.

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