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Authorities secure suspected cryptocurrency mining center in Puebla and investigate possible money laundering

From El Universal · () Spanish

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  • Federal, state and Navy personnel secured a suspected cryptocurrency mining and equipment storage center in Tloala, in northern Puebla.
  • Authorities found about 300 specialized computers, a transformer, roughly 80 medium-voltage terminals and eight satellite internet antennas.
  • Federal prosecutors are investigating whether virtual assets generated there helped make proceeds from illicit activities appear legitimate.

Federal and state agents, supported by the Navy, secured what authorities described as a suspected cryptocurrency mining and equipment storage center in Puebla’s Sierra Norte.

The operation took place in the municipality of Tloala, where personnel from the Attorney General’s Office, the Navy and the state Public Security Secretariat carried out a coordinated inspection.

Inside the property, specialists found electrical and technological infrastructure that included a pad-mounted transformer, approximately 80 medium-voltage terminals, eight satellite internet antennas and nearly 300 specialized computers operating at the site.

Federal prosecutors are now examining whether the virtual assets generated through the infrastructure could have been used to give the appearance of legality to money linked to illicit activities. The property and the items found there remain under the custody of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office while the investigation continues.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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