Officers of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through a raid during an ongoing investigation into violations of energy resource use rules, seized an additional 17 so-called miners, bringing the total to 212 over the last three days.
The investigation determined that through the devices, the locals systematically generated crypto currency and received illegal income through unlawful consumption of large amounts of electricity.
The investigation continues to reveal other accomplices of the crime to launch criminal proceedings against them under sub-paragraph “b”, Second Part of Article 229 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to up to 3 years’ imprisonment.