Thai police recently carried out a surprise inspection in Chonburi province and seized 996 bitcoin mining machines suspected of stealing electricity. The operation was carried out jointly by the 2nd Provincial Police and the Provincial Electricity Bureau, and it was found that the mining machines illegally obtained electricity by bypassing the meter. According to people familiar with the matter, the mine only carried out mining operations at night to avoid supervision. In August 2024, Malaysia also destroyed nearly 1,000 illegal mining machines in a similar case. Police have seized the relevant equipment and launched an investigation.