The reporter learned from the press conference of the Ministry of Public Security on the 8th that in January this year, the Ministry of Public Security organized a one-year special operation to combat illegal sand mining in the Yangtze River. So far, 251 criminal cases involving sand have been detected and suspects have been arrested. There were 914 people, 88 criminal gangs were destroyed, 275 illegal sand mining and transporting ships were seized, and the amount involved was 123 million yuan.
It is understood that in recent years, as various areas along the Yangtze River and relevant departments have generally increased their efforts to combat illegal sand mining, large-scale illegal sand mining activities in the Yangtze River Basin have decreased significantly, but the price of natural river sand that is in short supply continues to rise. Driven by huge profits, under severe crackdown and high pressure, they still take risks and commit crimes against the wind, and the characteristics of ganging, organization, and concealment of illegal crimes are becoming more and more obvious.
Li Jingsheng, director of the Public Security Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, said that the Ministry of Public Security will always adopt a “zero tolerance” attitude, adhere to the work idea of ”opening roads, punishing and preventing simultaneously”, and instruct public security agencies along the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River shipping public security agencies to deepen their efforts to combat illegal mining on the Yangtze River. The special action against sand crimes and the special action to crack down on criminals in natural resources such as “sand bulls” and “mining bulls” will continue to intensify work, and strive to ensure that the crackdown is carried out, and the Yangtze River is resolutely curbed. There is a trend of frequent occurrence of sand mining criminal activities.
At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security advocates the joint supervision of the people and actively dials the 24-hour hotline 010-66262044 of the Reporting Center of the Ministry of Public Security “Yangtze River Protection” to provide illegal and criminal conversion of ships, illegal mining, transfer, transportation, sales, and use of river sand. clue. The public security organs will carefully verify every clue of the report and keep the reporter strictly confidential.