Cyber Police Destroys Bitcoin Mine Smuggling Royal Fire for 2 months, causing 5 million baht in damage, as well as seizing 652 mining machines worth over 200 million baht.
Technology Crime Investigation Division (STI) or Cyber Police together with officials from the Provincial Electricity Authority, District 1 (Southern Region), Phetchaburi Province. Investigations Uncover Investment Scam Buy or Rent a Bitcoin Mining Machine At Below Market Price Additionally, they also accept deposits for the aforementioned mining machines. charging lower than actual maintenance fees and electricity charges and can be illegally imported into the Kingdom
From investigations it is known There were warehouses of Bitcoin mining machines in 2 places: 1. A vegetarian shop in a Chao Pho shrine in Ban Phaeo district, Samut Sakhon province 2. Two warehouses in the Khao Kaen Chan area, district of Mueang, Ratchaburi Province found that both locations had abnormally high electricity consumption. Therefore, an application for a search warrant was submitted to the court. And the court then approved the search warrant.
Most recently, on April 26, 2024, officials sent surveillance forces to search both locations, finding 187 bitcoin mining machines in the factory area. A godfather shrine in Ban Phaeo district, Samut Sakhon province, where changes to the electricity meter were found causing abnormal flow of electricity.
As for the warehouse area in the Khao Gan Chan area of Ratchaburi province, officials found a bitcoin mine. Build a Solid Building 465 Bitcoin mining machines were found to have tampered electricity meters causing an abnormal flow of electricity. The officers then seized all the equipment. Send an investigator to proceed further.
Point 2: Warehouse in Khao Kaen Chan area, Mueang district, Ratchaburi province, where a Bitcoin mine was found. It was transformed into a solid building with Mr. Somwang Tangnawadee posing as the supervisor of the said mine. With Mr Kiatkong Tumthong acting as the operator of the mining machine. Take care of said buildings and mining equipment. From the discovery Bitcoin mining machine Assembled in the form of mining machine, a total of 465 machines, and the inspection of Electricity Authority officials revealed that The electricity meter has been modified. causing the electric current to be truly abnormal Therefore the aforementioned mining machine was seized. Send an investigator to proceed further.
After interrogation, Mr. Sombat and Mr. Somwang, who introduced themselves as supervisors of the aforementioned Bitcoin mining facility, testified that they were engaged in the sale of Bitcoin mining machines. Importing machines from abroad Properly process customs procedures and sold to the general public Furthermore, the machine will be deposited including the electricity bill for 6,200 baht.
The investigation found that normally such Bitcoin mining machines If the mining operation is open for the whole month, the electricity cost will be around 9,000 baht per machine, but this movement charges a deposit fee for the machine together at the cost of electricity of only 6,200 baht, thus motivating the general public to be interested in investing. In the past it was open for service for 2 months.
Electricity Authority officials Preliminary check It was discovered that the electricity meter had been modified in such a way that the electricity passing through the meter was not as full as the electricity actually used. There are some parts where electric current does not pass through the meter. The preliminary cost of the electrical damage at both locations was calculated at 5 million baht.
The seizure of various models of Bitcoin mining machines cost around 350,000 baht, with a total of 652 machines, worth around 200 million baht.
Major General Chatchapanthakarn Klaikluen, commander-in-chief of Region 1 of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, issued a warning to bitcoin miners who saw that the price of digital currency coins had skyrocketed during this period. Especially the Bitcoin currency. The price jumped to 2.5 million baht, sparking investor interest. But you need to be careful when purchasing and storing your device in different places. Some places are cheaper than normal. Not reasonable with actual electricity bill Electricity may be used illegally. If officials inspect and confiscate the device, investors could suffer damages from storing the device. If you find an anomalous Bitcoin mine Please notify the cyber police immediately.
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