Interpol and Angola’s authorities eliminated 25 illegal mining farms controlled by China citizens. The authorities confiscated equipment and other assets worth about $ 100 million.

The operation was called “Serengeta 2.0.” Interpol said that he revealed the complex schemes for organizing work underground mining farms, including the construction of illegal electrical substations for equipment power.

During several raids, Angola’s law enforcement agencies detained more than 60 China citizens, seized equipment for the extraction of digital assets in the amount of about $ 37 million, and also stopped the operation of more than 40 illegal electrical substations.

In Angola, since April 2024, there is a ban on mining cryptoactives. In case of detection of violations of the persons who own any equipment or the virtual currency used for mining with the infrastructure, may be deprived of freedom for a period of one to five years, and the equipment itself can be confiscated.

Earlier, the Chinese embassy in Angola called its citizens living in this African country to refrain from mining cryptocurrencies, since this activity is considered a criminal offense in Angola.