Police in the Irkutsk region conducted a raid in the village of Zalari, uncovering an illegal mining farm within the confines of an unfinished private house.
The operation was prompted by a complaint from energy providers, who discovered that the building was illicitly connected to the power grid.
A metal container on the site emitted a loud noise, revealing 14 cryptocurrency mining devices inside. The damage inflicted on the power company amounted to approximately 2 million rubles.
A criminal investigation has been launched in connection with this incident.
Earlier, ForkLog reported that a mining farm in Makhachkala caused a critical overload of the power grid.