Bolice said they executed a drugs warrant at an industrial estate in Sandwell, West Midlands, on May 18 after receiving intelligence that the site was being used as a cannabis farm. But the West Midlands force said it instead found a huge bank of around 100 computer units as part of what is understood to be a Bitcoin cryptocurrency mining operation. Bitcoin mining is the process by which new Bitcoin are created and entered into circulation, done by computers solving complicated puzzles, which takes huge amounts of power. Sign up to one of the Mirror's newsletters(Image: Tristan Potter / SWNS)A police drone also picked up a considerable heat source from above which the force described as “classic cannabis factory signs”. “We’ve seized the equipment and will be looking into permanently seizing it under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Source: Daily Mirror May 28, 2021 21:05 UTC