In recent years, with the increasing demand for sand in the construction market, the price of sand and gravel has risen sharply. Some criminals have been driven by interests to engage in criminal activities related to illegal sand mining at sea.
Illegal exploitation of sea sand not only seriously damages the country's mineral resources, but also affects coastal zones and marine geological formations. The Supreme People's Procuratorate and the China Coast Guard have selected five cases, including "Wang Mouming and 4 others illegal mining case", as typical cases for handling crimes.