A large-scale illegal transportation of crypto Mining Rig has just been busted by Quang Tri authorities, showing that the smuggling of cryptocurrency mining equipment is heating up again.
🔍 500 Bitmain Mining Rig Hidden in Jumbo Bags
On December 5, the Economic Police Department of Quang Tri Provincial Police coordinated with Lao Bao Commune Police to conduct an inspection at Tay Chin hamlet and discovered two suspicious vehicles including:
Truck license plate 74G-001.xx
Crane without license plate
The two were unloading white jumbo sacks. Inside were not agricultural products or consumer goods — but 23 sacks containing 500 used Bitmain cryptocurrency Mining Rig and 495 power cables , with an estimated total value of 10 billion VND .
🚫 Smuggled from Laos, no papers, no invoices
Initial verification results show that all equipment was brought from Laos to Vietnam through unofficial channels and without legal invoices or documents .
The subjects take advantage of the complex terrain in the border area and times when few people pass by to smuggle goods into the interior.
The case is currently under further investigation to clarify the origin, organizer and network behind this "huge" shipment.
⚠️ Smuggling Mining Rig – potential dangers and exploited loopholes
In recent years, cryptocurrency Mining Rig — especially used ones — have been smuggled into Vietnam to avoid taxes and quality control. This poses many risks:
Risk of fire and explosion due to old, unsafe equipment
Overload the electrical system if operating at high capacity
Difficult to trace origin, easily exploited for illegal models
The latest incident in Quang Tri continues to show that crypto devices are still a "hot" item targeted by smugglers, especially when the cryptocurrency market is recovering strongly.
