Iceland’s Bitcoin Thief Breaks out of Prison and Shares Same Flight as the Prime Minister

ccording to the Xinhua News Agency, an Icelandic man was arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of computers that dig for " bitcoin. " He escaped easily and fled to Sweden on a passenger plane. Icelandic Prime Minister Jacobs Dortil was on the same flight.

The National Broadcasting Bureau of Iceland reported on the 18th that Jacobs Dortil was heading to Stockholm, Sweden, and met with the heads of government of other Nordic countries to meet with Indian Prime Minister Modi.

The suspect was Stefansson, who fled from the Shorn prison in southern Iceland's rural area on the 17th. He was transferred to the "open" prison 10 days ago. There is almost no defense, there is no fence, and the alert level is the lowest. Detainees can call and they can also surf the Internet.

The surveillance video showed that Stefansson appeared on the Keflavik International Airport 95 kilometers away from the Sonnen Prison in the morning and boarded the plane.

Icelandic police said Stefansson used his passport. Although Iceland has not joined the European Union, it has joined the Schengen area where visas are waived and the border inspections are cancelled. Therefore, it is very unlikely that the airport will require him to show his passport.

"He has associates," said Icelandic police chief Schramm. "We are sure."

The National Broadcasting Authority of Iceland reported that the police have asked the Swedish side and other European countries to help in the capture.

A Swedish police spokesman said that arrests have not yet been implemented and that Iceland’s counterparts have already informed the situation and issued an international warrant.