The raid involved personnel from the Attorney General’s Office, the Mexican Navy, and Puebla’s Public Security Secretariat. Inside the secluded building, authorities discovered 80 medium-voltage terminals, eight satellite antennas, and a pedestal transformer. Local residents reported the facility produced a constant, mechanical hum audible from over a kilometer away, a noise profile that ultimately drew the attention of regional security chief Francisco Sánchez González.
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Mexican Authorities Raid Illegal Crypto Farm in Puebla
Mexican security forces have seized roughly 300 graphics processing units from a remote, industrial-scale cryptocurrency mining operation in the mountainous municipality of Tlaola. Investigators are now probing whether the facility, which relied on satellite internet and specialized electrical infrastructure, was illegally siphoning power from a nearby hydroelectric dam to launder illicit funds.
While cryptocurrency mining is legal in Mexico, the criminal inquiry centers on the origin of the facility’s power supply and potential links to money laundering. Experts suggest that if the operators bypassed electrical meters, they effectively eliminated their primary overhead cost. This discovery marks the fourth such mining site identified in northern Puebla since early 2025, highlighting a growing trend of clandestine industrial operations in the region. Despite the scale of the seizure, officials have yet to announce any arrests, identify a specific criminal organization, or disclose the digital wallet addresses associated with the hardware.
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