{"id":46039,"date":"2021-07-14T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T07:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=46039"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:21:42","slug":"five-suspects-detained-in-irkutsk-over-serial-theft-of-asic-miners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/five-suspects-detained-in-irkutsk-over-serial-theft-of-asic-miners\/","title":{"rendered":"Five suspects detained in Irkutsk over serial theft of ASIC miners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Irkutsk police have halted the activities of a group of individuals suspected of stealing mining equipment. This, \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/a> to the local interior ministry.<\/p>\n

According to investigators, the suspects operated at night and carried out two theft attempts. Law enforcement reviewed CCTV footage and checked potential sites for the sale of the stolen goods.<\/p>\n

As a result, police identified the individuals. They turned out to be five residents of the regional capital, four of whom had previously faced criminal charges for property crimes.<\/p>\n

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Data: Press Center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Searches were conducted at the suspects’ residences and in a container rented by them, during which police found about 60 ASIC miners. According to experts, their value exceeds 6 million rubles. Cash, USB drives, SIM cards, and other physical evidence were also seized.<\/p>\n

Investigators opened criminal cases in connection with the theft. Three suspects were placed under house arrest; the others are under a travel ban.<\/p>\n

Earlier in June, Irkutsk police, according to surveillance cameras<\/a> found a 21-year-old local resident who stole equipment for Bitcoin mining. The damage was estimated at 120,000 rubles.<\/p>\n

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