Malaysian Police Crack Down on Electricity Theft for Mining, 186 Bitcoin Mining Machines Crushed

Odaily: Police in Selangor, Malaysia, publicly destroyed 186 seized Bitcoin mining machines on November 11, with the state police chief Shazri personally driving a road roller to crush the equipment. The destruction operation involved 7,445 pieces of evidence seized between 2021 and 2026, with a total value of approximately 1.19 million ringgit, and was approved by the court.

In addition, police in Perak recently conducted a joint raid with the national energy company on a residential property suspected of electricity theft for mining, seizing another 48 Bitcoin mining machines. An investigation is currently underway in accordance with relevant criminal and electricity regulations. (Lianhe Zaobao)