Arrest of 2 illegal sand and gravel dredging ships on Lam River

(Baonghean.vn) - 2 ships without licenses, registration and related documents are illegally exploiting sand and gravel on Lam River.

Two illegal sand mining ships were arrested. Photo: Huu Hoan

At 12 noon on May 7, at the border area between Ngoc Son commune (Do Luong) and Linh Son commune (Anh Son) on Lam river, the interdisciplinary inspection team on mineral exploitation and Do Luong district police caught two ships illegally mining sand and gravel.

The two ships belong to Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc (born in 1964) and Mr. Phan Trong Lieu (born in 1989), both residing in Linh Son commune, Anh Son district.

Two ships without licenses, registrations and relevant documents are illegally exploiting sand and gravel on Lam River.

Police force reads the incident report. Photo: Huu Hoan

After checking and making a record, Do Luong District Police requested the two ship owners to bring the ship to the staging area in Trang Son Commune to proceed with handling according to the provisions of law./.

Huu Hoan