Police busted a syndicate stealing electricity supply to carry out bitcoin mining activities in raids on nine premises in Nilai yesterday which resulted in a seizure of RM1.6 million.

District Police chief Supt Mohd Fazley Ab Rahman said the integrated operation in collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and the Negeri Sembilan Police Contingent headquarters raided four premises in Bandar Enstek and five in Bandar Baru Nilai and seized 581 bitcoin mining machines.

He said TNB suffered a loss of RM2.1 million as a result of the illegal...