Deputies find stolen Bitcoin miners, drugs

WAVERLY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies found eight stolen Bitcoin mining machines, worth thousands of dollars each, and illegal drugs at a house near Paw Paw.

On Tuesday morning, detectives with the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office executed an arrest warrant to search a house on Bellware Blvd. between Klett Road and Margurite Lane in Waverly Township based on a tip that Bitcoin mining machines had been stolen there.

When detectives arrived, they found six people inside and eight Bitcoin mining machines, which are worth anywhere from $10,000 to $13,000 each, according to the sheriff’s office. The machines were in the basement and garage of the home.

Narcotics detectives also found some methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

The victims of the stolen Bitcoin machines came to the scene and identified the machines as stolen, deputies said.

The sheriff’s office is still investigating, but will hand the case over to the prosecutor when it is finished.