Brest customs seizes contraband devices for cryptocurrency mining


Confiscated gear

Brest customs officers have launched two administrative proceedings (failure to declare goods) about the delivery drivers who tried to import ASIC-Miners to Belarus.

The drivers did not declared the devices, the press-service of Customs reports.

In the “Kazlovichy” border point, during the inspection of the “Mercedes-Benz” truck, which was traveling from Germany to the EAEC with plumbing equipment, customs officers found “out-of-place articles in technological niche of the semi-trailer.” It was found that the semi-trailer had three ASIC-miners for cryptocurrency mining.

An hour later, three similar devices were found in the cargo area of a ‘DAF’ truck, who was returning from Poland to Belarus without load.

In both cases, the total value of chips for cryptocurrency mining was 12,000 BYN. Customs officers seized them until the court decision.

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