Paraguayan law enforcement agencies deported three people and arrested another for an attempt to steal miners of cryptocurrencies in a plant near the ITAIPU hydroelectric country.
According to to the statement of May 15 from the prosecutor of Paraguay Irene RolnIN The men were caught by the police shortly after hacking into the closed section of the Teratech SA facility in Coronel, which led to their arrest.
Prosecutors believe that men may have connected with Teratech as independent contractors, but are still waiting for official confirmation from the company’s general director.
Three deported citizens were Chinese Jinping Duan, Tian Jianaun and Zheng Guanglong, who did not have official registration to this country. Paraguayan authorities and interpol believe that men illegally entered Brazil or Bolivia.
A second arrest person, Nahun María Velázquez Garcete, is a legal resident in Paraguay, but it is better to be part of a criminal organization.
He was accused of tightened theft and is currently in pre -trial detention.
The arrested person was hospitalized in a critical state shortly after the arrest, but the injuries were not disclosed.
Paraguayans believe that other people were involved in the theft attempt and are working on identifying these people. Therefore, the case is still being investigated.
Deportatts have been able to work illegally for months
Rolón He believes that undocumented immigrants have been in Paraguay for several months and came to work as programmers. It is not clear, however, whether this work was done for the company.
Paraguay officials are waiting for the report of the General Director of Teratech to determine the exact nature of his relationship with three men.
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Paraguay is considered to be well suitable for cryptocurrency mining activities due to plentiful renewable energy resources, most of which are unused.
Tama Itaipu has become a popular place for configuration of miners, because it satisfies all local needs of Paraguay and leaves a immense amount of excess electricity for apply.
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