Hidden in the Mountains: Mexico Busts Crypto Farm Suspected of Funding Cartels
TLDR
- Mexican authorities seized around 300 GPUs from a hidden crypto mining farm in Tlaola, Puebla
- Investigators are looking into whether the site stole electricity from a nearby hydroelectric dam
- Officials are examining if the mined crypto was used to launder cartel money
- This is the fourth similar mining operation found in the area since early 2025
- No arrests, charges, or named cartel has been publicly identified yet
Mexican authorities raided a covert crypto mining facility in the mountainous municipality of Tlaola, Puebla, seizing around 300 graphics processing units along with industrial electrical equipment and satellite antennas.
Stolen Power and Crypto Mining Emerge as New Tools for Latin American Cartels
Reuters reported that Mexican authorities uncovered a suspected illicit crypto mining operation in the mountainous Tlaola area of Puebla state, seizing 300 GPUs, 80 medium-voltage terminals and eight… pic.twitter.com/V29vDCjFkG
- Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 13, 2026
The operation involved personnel from Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, the Mexican Navy, and Puebla’s Public Security Secretariat. Officials found roughly 80 medium-voltage terminals, a transformer, and eight satellite internet antennas at the remote site.
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