Arrested 4 groups of subjects organizing illegal mining of about 1,300 tons of stone

Authorities measured and determined the mass of the rock. Photo: Duc Vu

Nghe An Provincial Police have just completed the crime scene investigation.illegal quarryinglarge scale in Nghia Dan district and partly adjacent to Thai Hoa town, Nghe An province.

Previously, at 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 2022, Nghe An Provincial Police mobilized forces including the Environmental Police Department and Nghia Dan District Police to discover and arrest 04 groups of subjects and many subjects serving illegal stone mining in Nghia Duc commune, Nghia Dan district and a part adjacent to Thai Hoa town.

Number of vehicles and equipment used for illegal stone mining. Photo: Duc Vu

The four leaders of the four groups of illegal stone miners are Bui Van Dong (born in 1981), residing in Dong Hop commune, Quy Hop district; Ho Van Thai (born in 1993), residing in Dong Hop commune, Quy Hop district; Dang Thi Nga (born in 1974), residing in Quy Hop town; Nguyen Trong Dai (born in 1968), residing in Tay Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town. These four groups organized illegal stone mining on many hills located 50m to 150m apart.

At the scene, the police seized 4 excavators, 2 trucks, and 4 rock drilling systems. The subjects confessed that they worked from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day. After the stones were mined, the subjects used trucks to transport them to stone processing factories located in Quy Hop district. Here, the authorities recovered hundreds of blocks of finished stone. The total volume of illegally mined stone seized was more than 508m3.³stone (equivalent to about 1,300 tons of stone). The subjects had been mining stone for 7 days before being discovered and arrested by the police.

Part of the banana hill bordering Nghia Duc commune, Nghia Dan district and Tay Hieu commune, Thai Hoa town was illegally exploited by criminals. Photo: Duc Vu

The case is being focused on and expanded by Nghe An police.