GoKawiilMexican authorities seize 300-GPU crypto mining rig tied to cartel in Puebla raid
Mexican federal police, Navy and state forces raided a hidden cryptocurrency mining site in Tlaola, Puebla, seizing roughly 300 GPUs, 80 medium-voltage terminations, a transformer and eight satellite antennas. Investigators believe the operation was illegally drawing power from the nearby Necaxa hydroelectric dam, and it marks the fourth such facility uncovered in the region since early last year.
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The bust underscores how organized crime groups are using crypto mining not just for profit but as a laundering tool, stealing electricity to cut costs while blending illicit funds into digital asset flows. Chainalysis data showing illicit crypto transactions nearly tripling to $154 billion last year suggests this is part of a broader pattern of criminal organizations exploiting weak oversight in energy and crypto infrastructure.
- Cartels are diversifying into crypto mining to launder money and generate extra income.
- This is the fourth clandestine mining farm found in Puebla's Sierra Norte region since early last year.
- Illicit crypto transactions reportedly jumped from $59 billion to $154 billion in a year, per Chainalysis.
Source: tomshardware.com — Mark Tyson, 2026-09-13
Published there as: “Mexican cartel's crypto farm seized in mountain raid — 300 GPUs, satellite links, and industrial transformers tapped hydroelectric power”
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