OREANDA-NEWS A mining farm was discovered in the Irkutsk region, connected to a power transmission pole in the forest, and the equipment was seized, according to the GUMVD of the Irkutsk region.

The police are conducting an investigation into the illegal connection of mining equipment to a power transmission pole.

The duty station of the Irkutsk district police Department received a message from the Irkutsk Electric Grid Company that a mining farm had been discovered in the village of Stolbova. An investigative task force went to the specified place.

"In the forest area, police officers found 12 devices illegally connected to the nearest power pole and covered with a camouflage net. The police seized the discovered equipment. According to preliminary data, the damage to the region's energy system may amount to more than 2.5 million rubles," the report says.
The issue of initiating a criminal case under the article on causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust is being resolved.