Senior citizen nabbed for stealing electricity in Balik Pulau


BALIK PULAU: Police arrested an elderly man and seized 30 cryptocurrency mining machines operating via illegal electrical connections during a raid on several premises around Jalan Air Putih, here on Saturday (Dec 6).

Southwest OCPD Asst Comm Anuwal Ab Wahab said police and a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) team conducted an inspection in the area at 10.01pm on Saturday before finding that it was equipped with cryptocurrency mining machines.

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