Nghe An: 'Sand bandits' still openly operate despite being fined many times
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite being administratively fined many times by authorities, three sand and gravel wharves in Cam Son commune, Anh Son district still operate openly.
| Sand bandits are rampant in Cam Son. Clip: Thanh Cuong |
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| At about 2:30 p.m. on June 25, on National Highway 7, through Cam Son commune, a series of trucks carrying gravel appeared without covering them according to traffic regulations. |
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| These trucks have just loaded gravel at a river wharf in hamlet 5, Cam Son commune. |
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| According to the locals, this wharf has been in operation for a long time, with dozens of trucks coming in and out every day to buy sand and gravel. Each time a truck comes in to carry gravel out, water flows all over the residential road. |
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At the time the reporter was present, two iron ships were docked at the dock, one of which had just pumped up gravel. When it saw the stranger, the ship quickly left the dock and moved elsewhere. |
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| A moment later, the ship appeared on the Lam River, close to the agricultural land of the people in hamlets 5 and 7 of Cam Son commune and proceeded to exploit as usual. The exploitation location was about 30m from the shore. |
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| Talking to Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Dau Xuan Phu - Chairman of Cam Son Commune People's Committee said that there are 3 illegal sand and gravel wharves in the area, and since the beginning of the year, they have been fined up to more than 10 million VND but these wharves are still operating secretly. |
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In Anh Son district, there are 12 sand mines and sand wharves along Lam river. However, up to now, only 3 sand mines have licenses for exploitation and inland waterway wharves, 3 sand mines have licenses but do not have inland waterway wharves licenses. The rest are sand mines operating illegally and secretly. |
