Indonesian regulators raided ten locations suspected of stealing electricity from the national grid to extract Bitcoin over the Christmas weekend, Indonesian authorities found 1,314 BitcoinMining Rig, 26 people were detained, and the suspects stole electricity through power poles of state-owned power company PLN in the past six months, causing about 14.4 billion rupiah ($100,000) in damage. Under Indonesian law, stealing electricity is considered a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to twice the value of unpaid electricity bills.

PANews reported on December 29 that, according to CoinDesk, Indonesian authorities raided ten strongholds suspected of using electricity stolen from the national grid to mine Bitcoin over the Christmas weekend. Although Indonesia is a fast-growing Crypto Assets adopter, it is not known as a mining hub. Under Indonesian law, electricity theft is considered a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to twice the unpaid electricity bill. At the raid site in Medan, North Sumatra, authorities found 1,314 BitcoinMining Rig and detained 26 people. The suspects allegedly stole electricity by hacking into the power poles of the country's state-owned power company, PLN, in the past six months, causing damage to the state of about IDR 14.4 billion (US$100,000). The damage may seem small, but at recent local energy prices, the figure is about 10 million kilowatt hours, equivalent to the annual energy consumption of about 7,500 people in the country.

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