According to Western media reports, a suspect in a major robbery involving mining equipment managed to escape from prison and fly out of Iceland on the same plane in which the country's prime minister was flying.
Sindri Thor Stefansson was allegedly the organizer of the theft of 600 computers, which were subsequently used for Bitcoin mining in Iceland. For this crime he was sentenced to prison. According to reports, he escaped through a window from the prison, which is located in southern Iceland. After escaping, he boarded a direct flight to Sweden from Keflavik International Airport, 60 miles from where he was imprisoned.
Police believe the escapee had outside help because he was able to board the plane using a fake passport. He was identified only thanks to recordings from CCTV cameras. Police Chief Gunnar Schram said: “He had an accomplice or accomplices... we are sure of it.”
The prison, which is lightly guarded, does not have a fence around the site. Prisoners can use both the Internet and telephone. The guards noticed that the prisoner disappeared after the plane took off. He had only been in prison for 11 days before his escape, although he has been in custody since early February. Since his escape, an international warrant has been issued for his arrest, but the Swedish police have not yet been able to find the criminal.
The fact that the Prime Minister of Iceland was on the same plane, who was flying to a meeting with the Prime Minister of India, which took place in Stockholm, adds to the piquancy of the situation.
Iceland has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, so this prison break caused a huge stir and came as a shock to many in the country.
The theft was called the “Great Bitcoin Theft” by local media. Stefansson was one of 11 people arrested for the crime. The stolen computers have still not been recovered, and police have confirmed that 22 people have been arrested so far, and the case has not yet been solved.
Helgo Gunnlaugsson, a professor of sociology at the University of Iceland, recently commented on the crime and said that he thought it was “strange the decision to keep a career criminal in a low-security prison,” which made it so easy to organize this escape..
“Usually in Iceland people escape from prison to get to the nearest bar and get drunk... The shadow world of this country is tiny, it is very difficult for a criminal to hide, much less escape from the country.”
Cryptocurrency mining has become a popular business in Iceland due to the large number of renewable energy sources and the cold climate. The owners of equipment that was stolen have offered a huge reward for information that helps detectives find it.
According to https://cryptodaily.co.uk
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