China News Service, May 20. According to the website of the Ministry of Public Security, May 22 is the International Biodiversity Day. In recent years, public security organs across the country have severely cracked down on endangering precious and endangered wild animals, endangering national key protected plants, and destroying nature reserves in accordance with the law. , illegal hunting, illegal fishing and other related criminal activities have provided a strong legal guarantee for promoting biodiversity protection and promoting the construction of a beautiful China where man and nature coexist in harmony.
The Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases today.
It is understood that the public security organs across the country insist on widening the sources of clues, strengthen the crackdown of cases, closely cooperate with relevant departments, strengthen the connection between executions, and promote governance at the source. chain of interests.
From January last year to April this year, more than 28,000 cases involving wild animals were detected, and more than 35,000 criminal suspects were arrested; 13,000 criminal cases involving wild plants and illegal logging were detected, and 12,000 criminal suspects were arrested. More than 3,600 cases of environmental pollution crimes have been detected, and more than 7,200 suspects have been arrested; successively detected cases of Fei Mouchao and others endangering precious and endangered wild animals in Qingdao, Shandong, illegal dumping of hazardous wastes to Yan and others on the south bank of Chongqing, Zhoushan, Zhejiang A number of major cases such as the case of illegal fishing of aquatic products by Gu Mouqi and others have achieved positive results.
The relevant person in charge of the Food and Drug Crime Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security said that the public security organs will thoroughly implement the deployment requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on further strengthening biodiversity protection, and have the courage to take responsibility, act proactively, and perform their duties in accordance with the law. The special action involving wildlife crime is the starting point, strengthen the organization and deployment, pay close attention to the implementation of tasks, continue to intensify the crackdown, actively promote the source management, make every effort to protect my country's biodiversity, maintain national ecological security and biosecurity, and meet the party with practical actions. The Twenty Victories were held.
10 typical cases of cracking down on crimes against biodiversity:
1. The case of Zhang Mouling and others in Qinshui, Shanxi endangering precious and endangered wild animals.
In February 2021, the Qinshui County Public Security Bureau of Shanxi Province cracked a case of endangering precious and endangered wild animals, arrested 19 suspects, and seized 2 owls, 4 leopard cats, pig badgers, weasels, etc. "Three have" to protect more than 400 dead wild animals.
After investigation, since 2018, criminal suspect Zhang Mouling and others have illegally purchased precious and endangered wild animals and transported them for sale in as many places, involving more than 1,200 wild animals.
2. The case of endangering precious and endangered wild animals by Fei Mouchao and others in Qingdao, Shandong.
In October 2021, the Forest Police Detachment of Qingdao Municipal Public Security Bureau of Shandong Province, based on clues assigned by superiors, will work with Jiaozhou Public Security Bureau to detect a case of endangering precious and endangered wild animals, arrest 32 criminal suspects, and detain Hongwei Xiuyan and other national two There are more than 600 wild birds under first-class protection.
After investigation, since 2021, the criminal suspect Fei Mouchao has purchased wild birds illegally hunted by others and sold them illegally through social platforms.
3. The case of "6.21" endangering precious and endangered wild animals in Taohe, Gansu.
In June 2021, the Taohe Branch of the Forest Public Security Bureau of the Gansu Provincial Public Security Department, based on the clues reported by the masses, detected a case of endangering precious and endangered wild animals in the Taohe National Nature Reserve of Gansu Province, arrested 4 suspects, and seized the national second There are more than 340 Tibetan mountain salamanders, which are protected wild animals.
4. The case of illegal hunting, covering up and concealing the proceeds of crime by Wang Mouhu and others in Linxi, Hebei.
In June 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Linxi County, Hebei Province, based on the clues found in its work, detected a case of illegal hunting, covering up and concealing the proceeds of crime, arresting 5 criminal suspects, and seizing 1,400 "three" protected wild animals such as hedgehogs and turtledoves at the scene. only remaining.
After investigation, since 2019, the criminal suspect Wang Mouhu and others have illegally hunted, purchased, and sold a large number of wild animals such as hedgehogs and turtledoves.
5. The case of illegal fishing of aquatic products by Gu Mouqi and others in Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
In September 2021, the public security organ of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, detected a case of illegal fishing of aquatic products, arrested 58 suspects including Gu Mouqi, detained 7 illegal fishing vessels, and found out the illegal fishing of aquatic products involved in the case. 157,000 kilograms.
6. The "5.28" case of illegal occupation of agricultural land in Huangshan, Anhui.
In May 2021, the public security organ of Huangshan City, Anhui Province, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, cracked a case of illegal occupation of agricultural land and arrested 4 suspects. After identification, the area of more than 500 mu of forest land was destroyed, and the destroyed forest accumulation was more than 130 cubic meters.
According to investigations, since 2017, the construction party of a project in Xiuning County, Anhui Province has arbitrarily diverted the road, widened the road during the construction process, piled up the abandoned soil and abandoned rocks, causing the site to collapse, resulting in the destruction of a large amount of forest land and trees.
7. The "3.15" illegal logging, indiscriminate logging, illegal acquisition and transportation of timber in Shangrao, Jiangxi.
In March 2021, the Forestry Branch of the Public Security Bureau of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, based on the clues reported by the masses, detected a large series of illegal logging, deforestation, illegal acquisition and transportation of timber, arrested 9 suspects, and seized more than 800 tons of timber involved in the case. .
After investigation, from 2013 to 2020, the criminal suspect Li Mouhua and others committed illegal and criminal activities such as illegal logging, indiscriminate logging, illegal acquisition and transportation of timber in Hengfeng County, Dexing City, Shangrao City and other places. More than 10,000 tons of wood.
8. The case of indiscriminate logging by a school in Hailinyi, Heilongjiang.
In January 2022, the Public Security Bureau of Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, detected a case of deforestation and arrested one suspect. The forest accumulation involved in the case was more than 980 cubic meters.
After investigation, from May 2018 to June 2019, the criminal suspect Yi Mouxue indiscriminately felled trees in many places in Mudanjiang City, seriously damaging the local forest ecological resources.
9. The case of illegal dumping of hazardous wastes to Yan and others in Chongqing Nan'an.
In March 2022, the Environmental Protection Corps of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau solved an environmental pollution case and arrested 12 suspects based on clues found in their work.
After investigation, since 2021, an auto parts company in Chongqing has not truthfully declared the amount of hazardous waste generated and disposed of, and has subcontracted the paint slag (hazardous waste) produced by the production to a gang of Xiang Yan who is engaged in illegal disposal of hazardous waste through a number of intermediaries. , and was eventually illegally transported and dumped to the Nan'an District, seriously polluting the local ecological environment.
10. The case of environmental pollution by a water company in Tuyou Banner, Inner Mongolia.
In April 2022, the Public Security Bureau of Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, based on the clues transferred by the Central Environmental Protection Inspectorate, solved an environmental pollution case and arrested 4 suspects.
After investigation, since 2019, Zhao, assistant general manager of a water company in Tuyou Banner, Inner Mongolia, colluded with the third-party operation and maintenance personnel responsible for the maintenance of the company's online monitoring equipment, instructing the company's employees to use illegal means to interfere with the online monitoring data, which will later exceed the standard. Sewage was secretly discharged to Tuyouqi Chengnan Wetland Park and other places, causing soil pollution of more than 100 mu of land.