Flee from an Icelandic prison the mastermind of the theft of 600 bitcoin mining machines
An individual suspected of plotting the theft of some 600 computers used to mine bitcoins and other virtual currencies would have fled an Icelandic low security prison to Sweden, according to officials from both countries.
Swedish police spokesman Stefan Dangardt has said that no arrests have been made in Sweden, but he has acknowledged that the Icelandic police informed them of the situation and issued an international arrest warrant against Sindri Thor Stefansson.
He fled the prison through a window
Police in Iceland said they believe the brain of the curious robbery fled a low security prison through a window and managed to board a flight to Sweden at Keflavik International Airport.
Icelandic officials said it was unlikely that Stefansson would have to show his passport at the airport since he traveled within the European zone that does not require a passport, but the ticket he used was under someone else's name. Iceland is not a member of the EU but it is from the area of travel without borders of Europe.
Stefansson was among 11 people arrested for allegedly stealing the powerful computers in a series of four robberies in December and January in what is considered Iceland's biggest heist.
The stolen equipment, which is still missing, has been valued at almost two million dollars. The Icelandic media has christened the case as "Big Bitcoin Heist". If used for its original purpose, create new bitcoins, thieves could get huge profits in a currency impossible to track. The police have arrested 22 people in total, including a security guard, without resolving the robberies.
