Arrested and handled 238 cases of law violations in the environmental field
(Baonghen.vn)-According to the Environmental Police Department of Nghe An Province Police, from the beginning of 2015 until now, Nghe An Environmental Police force has arrested and handled 238 cases, 260 subjects violating the law in the environmental field.
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During the year, the environmental police department coordinated with other forces to detect many cases of illegal logging in large quantities. |
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Successfully discovered 3 illegal wildlife trafficking cases |
Of these, 47 cases of environmental pollution were detected and handled; 35 cases of illegal logging, 8 cases of illegal wildlife transportation, 57 cases of illegal mineral exploitation, and 60 cases of food safety violations.
The seized exhibits included over 234 cubic meters of wood, nearly 1,000 kg of wild animals, more than 15 tons of dirty food, expired food; more than 30 tons of hazardous waste; 104 tons of iron, lead, tin ore, 10 kg of explosives, 5,252 electric detonators, 7,680 m of slow-burning wire... the total value of the exhibits was estimated at over 4 billion VND; 218 administrative violations were punished, 233 subjects were punished, and nearly 4 billion VND was paid to the state budget.
Duc Chuyen