By Press Association 2021 Cryptocurrency mine A cryptocurrency “mine” which was stealing electricity worth thousands of pounds has been uncovered in the West Midlands. Police said they executed a drugs warrant at an industrial estate in Sandwell on May 18 after receiving intelligence that the site was being used as a cannabis farm. But the West Midlands force said it instead found a huge bank of around 100 computer units as part of what is understood to be a Bitcoin mining operation. The operation was uncovered by police at an industrial unit in Sandwell (West Midlands Police/PA) The IT equipment was seized from the building in the Great Bridge Industrial Estate and inquiries with Western Power revealed the electric supply had been bypassed.