Caught red-handed an illegal mining of ancient stone in Quy Hop
(Baonghean.vn) - The case of illegal mining of ancient stone in Quy Hop district was discovered and caught red-handed by the authorities on the afternoon of May 6, 2021. The subjects were then fined, and a truck and an excavator were temporarily detained.
According to the inspection record made by the People's Committee of Nghia Xuan commune, at 3:30 p.m. on May 6, 2021, the interdisciplinary inspection team including the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Quy Hop district, and the People's Committee of Nghia Xuan commune inspected the exploitation activities.mineralsin Nghia Xuan commune.
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| Illegal mining area of ancient stone in Tau hamlet, Nghia Xuan commune, Quy Hop district on May 6, 2021. Photo: Contributor |
In the Chinese hamlet area, the inspection team discovered a group of subjects showing signs of illegal mineral exploitation activities. At the scene, the inspection team discovered a white car with license plate 37C - 206.76 driven by Nguyen Van Toan, born in 1990 (permanent residence in Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town). The car contained a quantity of minerals (ornamental stones) with a volume of about 2m3.
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| Minutes of mineral exploitation inspection made by Nghia Xuan Commune People's Committee on May 6, 2021. Photo: Contributor |
The inspection team then continued to inspect and discovered that in the hill area of Mr. Thai Quang Trung's house, born in 1987 (Tai hamlet, Nghia Xuan commune), there was a yellow excavator of the Huyndai brand, operated by Nguyen Van Hoang, born in 1991 (permanent residence in Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town).exploitation behavior.
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| Area with illegal mining of ornamental stones. Photo: Contributor |
The inspection team then requested to stop the activities and make a record according to the law. At the time of the inspection, the subjects could not present legal documents on the exploitation of ornamental stone minerals. The inspection team determined that, on an area of about 2,000m2, about 200m3exploited ornamental stone minerals.
Faced with this situation, the inspection team temporarily detained the exhibits including: a white car with license plate 37C - 206.76, a yellow excavator with Hyundai brand and license plate 0126. At the same time, the People's Committee of Nghia Xuan commune was assigned to strengthen inspection work, not to let illegal mineral exploitation recur; to carry out the temporary detention procedure according to regulations to handle violations according to regulations; if exceeding authority, make a report and transfer it to the People's Committee of Quy Hop district to coordinate handling according to regulations.
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| The truck was detained. Photo: Contributor |
In the area of Nghia Xuan commune, Quy Hop district, in the past few years, there have been a number of cases of illegal mining of ornamental stones (commonly known as ancient stones - PV). According to members of the inspection team, while inspecting the illegal mining area, they were obstructed by a few subjects. "Perhaps the actions of these people were intended to obstruct and help the illegal miners have time to disperse the evidence..." - a member said.
