https://wccftech.com/suspected-weed-factory-drug-bust-uncovers-a-clandestine-bitcoin-mining-operation-instead/ > When I saw this post by the West Midlands Police department, I knew I had to cover it. A crack team of operatives raided what was suspected to be a hidden weed factory but actually turned out to be a dude stealing electricity to run a hidden bitcoin mining operation. I am not sure what timeline we are all living in but I for one am completely satisfied with the quality of content. > The post mentions that the police operation was part of 50 or so warrants for cannabis-related operations and accidentally uncovered a bitcoin farm instead. Heat and electricity consumption are signature signs of large greenhouse operations (which is a weed factory) but when the police raided the place they found a large Bitcoin mining operation stealing electricity from the grid and dumping heat into large ventilation pipes.