U.K. Police Bust Major Bitcoin Mining Operation They Thought Was a Drug Farm

Police in the U.K. uncovered an illegal bitcoin mining operation when they conducted a raid on what they believed to be a cannabis farm.The West Midlands Police made the unexpected discovery on May 18 after entering an industrial unit in Sandwell, located near the city of Birmingham. Intelligence suggested that the Great Bridge Industrial Estate was being used to procure cannabis, but instead police discovered a large-scale cryptocurrency mine that was "stealing thousands of pounds worth of elec...