China News Service, Beijing, September 8. The Ministry of Public Security announced on the 8th ten typical cases of public security organs cracking down on illegal sand mining in the Yangtze River.
1. The case of illegal sand mining by the Shanghai Gao Moulong cross-provincial gang
In March 2021, the Shanghai Branch of the Yangtze River Shipping Public Security Bureau and the Shanghai Public Security Bureau successfully smashed a criminal gang involving illegal sand mining personnel from Shanghai and Zhejiang to steal sand from Jiangxi. A total of 27 suspects were arrested and detained. There were 5 sand mining ships and 4 sand transporting ships involved.
According to investigations, since January 2021, the suspect, Gao Moulong and others, used the "three no" sand suction vessel to illegally mine river sand more than 20 times in Wusong, Beigang and other waters in the Shanghai section of the Yangtze River, and passed multiple ships. The transport ship smuggled the stolen river sand to the docks in Shanghai, Zhejiang and other places to sell the stolen goods. At present, more than 42,000 tons of river sand have been found involved in the case, and the amount involved is more than 2 million yuan.
2. The case of sand mining by Zhu Moulei and others in Nanjing, Jiangsu using illegally modified ships
In June 2021, based on clues reported by the masses, the public security organs in Nanjing, Jiangsu succeeded in destroying an illegal sand mining criminal gang entrenched in the waters between Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces, arresting 20 criminal suspects, and detaining a sand mining vessel involved in the case.
After investigation, in April 2021, the suspect Zhu Moulei refitted a self-harvesting and self-transporting sand mining vessel in Dangtu, Anhui. By way of daytime sales, more than 20 illegal sand mining activities have been carried out in the Nanjing and Ma'anshan sections of the Yangtze River. So far, about 88,000 tons of river sand have been identified, and the amount involved is more than 10 million yuan.
3. The case of illegal sand mining by a cross-provincial group of Sun Moubing in Suzhou, Jiangsu
In January 2021, based on clues reported by the masses, the public security organs in Suzhou, Jiangsu, successfully eliminated a criminal gang in which illegal sand mining personnel from Jiangsu and Shanghai colluded with each other to steal river sand, arrested 44 criminal suspects, and seized the sand mining vessel involved. 4 ships and 4 sand-carrying ships.
After investigation, since December 2019, the illegal sand mining criminal gang headed by the criminal suspect Sun Moubing has repeatedly used illegally modified ships with invisible sand suction pumps in the waters near the Yangtze River estuary and Changxing Island in Shanghai. The sand was transported to a wharf in Wujiang and then sold to Zhejiang and other places. It was initially found that more than 1 million tons of sand was involved in the case, and the amount involved was more than 30 million yuan.
4. The case of sand mining by Zhang Moushan and others in Tongling, Anhui Province using illegally modified ships
In July 2021, the "Yangtze River Protection" special team of the Ministry of Public Security organized police forces to successfully destroy a pirate who had been entrenched in the Anhui section of the Yangtze River in the whole chain of crimes of "reconstruction, mining, barge, transportation, and sales" based on clues reported by the masses. The sand gang arrested 57 suspects, seized 1 sand mining vessel, 5 sand transport vessels, 2 "sentinel" speedboats, 3 vehicles, and more than 600,000 yuan in cash.
After investigation, since November 2020, the suspect Zhang Moushan and others have used illegally refitted ships with invisible sand suction pumps in the waters of the Chizhou and Tongling sections of the Yangtze River for a long time to mine sand and sell the stolen river sand. Going to the lower reaches of Wuhu and other places, it was initially found that more than 29,000 tons of Jiangsha was involved, and the amount involved was more than 3 million yuan.
5. Case of illegal sand mining with a pump by Wanmou Pingtong, Wuhu, Anhui
In March 2021, the Wuhu branch of the Yangtze River Shipping Public Security Bureau and the Tongling Public Security Bureau successfully destroyed an illegal sand mining gang with a well-organized and well-defined division of labor, arrested 17 criminal suspects, and seized 3 sand carriers involved in the case.
According to investigations, from December 2020 to February 2021, the suspect Wan Mou and the “pump with pump” group (organizing the intermediary of the sand suction ship and the sand transport ship in series) and the sand pump owner Han Moucheng and his wife had been in advance Premeditated, illegally mining sand in the waters of the Tongling section of the Yangtze River for many times, and selling the stolen river sand to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River through a transport ship, has been found to be more than 35,000 tons of river sand involved in the case, and the amount involved is more than 2 million yuan.
6. The case of Zhai Mouming and others colluding with administrative personnel for illegal sand mining in Maanshan, Anhui
In April 2021, according to clues reported by the masses, the public security organs of Maanshan, Anhui destroyed an illegal river sand mining gang that colluded with administrative staff, arrested 22 criminal suspects, and seized 3 sand mining vessels involved in the case. Two sandboats and one speedboat were handed over to the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervisory Committee for 2 disciplinary clues.
After investigation, since September 2020, the criminal suspect Zhai Mouming and others have collided with the staff of a certain administrative department of Dangtu County, and organized peripheral personnel to monitor law enforcement patrol boats. They illegally quarried sand in the waters of the Ma'anshan section of the Yangtze River. It has been ascertained that more than 50,000 tons of Jiangsha was involved, and the amount involved was more than 2 million yuan.
7. The illegal sand mining case of Hu Mou in Chizhou, Anhui Province
In April 2021, based on clues reported by the masses, the public security organs of Chizhou, Anhui succeeded in destroying a criminal gang that had been entrenched in Chizhou, Anhui for illegal sand mining, illegal detention, and loan sharking for a long time. 24 suspects were arrested and investigated. One sand mining ship, one sand transport ship, three vehicles, and 500,000 yuan in cash were detained.
After investigation, since 2019, the suspect Hu and others have used the “pump-with-pump” method to pre-plan with the sand mining pump owner to illegally mine sand in the waters of the Chizhou section and Tongling section of the Yangtze River, and illegally mine the river through transport ships. The sand was sold to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It was initially found that more than 10,000 tons of sand was involved in the case, and the amount involved was more than 1 million yuan.
8. The case of illegal sand mining in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province where Liu Moufa and others forged proof bills
In January 2021, the Nanjing Branch of the Yangtze River Shipping Public Security Bureau discovered that the river sand certification documents provided by a sand carrier were forged during a patrol. The preliminary investigation revealed that the river sand was stolen from the waters of the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River.
After investigation, in December 2020, the criminal suspect Liu Moufa contacted the sand suction personnel Hong Mou through the "scalper", and Hong contacted the sand suction ship owner to illegally mine sand in the waters of the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River under the name of the project. The suspect Fang Mou After forging the legal source certificate, the stolen river sand was transported to Nanjing, Jiangsu and other places to sell the stolen goods.
At present, the four criminal suspects in this case have all been taken criminal compulsory measures, and more than 20,000 tons of Jiangsha have been found to be involved in the case, and the amount involved is more than 1.8 million yuan.
9. Case of illegal sand mining in the protected area of Shi Mouhu and others in Wuhan, Hubei
In June 2021, according to clues reported by the masses, the public security organs in Wuhan, Hubei, seized an illegal sand transporter in the waters of the Yangtze River near Parrot Island in Wuhan, arrested 3 suspects at the scene, and seized more than 1,500 tons of river sand and counterfeit sand. Stone proof.
After investigation, since June 2021, the suspect, Shi Mouhu and others, under the instigation of the suspect Wen Mouyun, have repeatedly worked with others to mine sand illegally in the Paizhou Yangtze River Baiji Dolphin Reserve in Jiayu County, Hubei Province. The ecological environment caused serious damage.
At present, the four criminal suspects in the case have all been taken criminal compulsory measures, and it was initially found that more than 3,000 tons of Jiangsha were involved in the case, and the amount involved was more than 200,000 yuan.
10. Case of illegal sand mining by Han Mouqiang and others in Guangyuan, Sichuan
In March 2021, the Guangyuan Public Security Bureau in Sichuan successfully eliminated the illegal sand mining gang of Han Mouqiang who had been entrenched in the mainstream of the Jialing River for a long time through clues and intelligence research. It arrested 6 suspects and seized a sand mining vessel involved in the case. , 1 sand suction pump, 4 wetsuits, 8 sticky gold cloths, and 1 gold washing tank. According to investigations, since February 2020, the suspect Han Mouqiang and others have purchased a "three nos" sand mining ship in Lizhou District, Guangyuan City, and solicited Zhang Mouguo and Li Mouxi from Hunan who have sand and gold mining technology. , Pu Mouyun and others, and hired local villagers, have been illegally mining sand for gold in the Jialing River for a long time. It has been found that more than 220,000 tons of river sand were involved in the case, and the amount involved was more than 6 million yuan. (over)