IPOH: A total of 48 cryptocurrency (bitcoin) mining machines were seized by police during an operation today at a residential premises in the Seri Iskandar area, believed to have been used for mining activities involving illegal electricity connections.

Perak Tengah district police chief Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the raid was conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Perak Tengah district police headquarters (IPD), in collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) engineers.

“In addition, two units of fast Ethernet switches, one Internet router and a roll of cut electrical cable were also seized. The case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 31(1) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990,” he said in a statement last night.