China News Service, June 20. According to the website of the Ministry of Public Security, in recent years, in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security, public security organs across the country have given full play to their functions and continued to carry out the "Kunlun" series of special operations to crack down on illegal mining and destructive mining in accordance with the law. and other criminal activities, a number of major cases have been detected, and a strong legal guarantee has been provided for safeguarding the green waters and lush mountains and safeguarding the safety of environmental resources.
The Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases on the 20th.
During the work, the public security organs in various places paid close attention to various problems reported by the masses, investigated and discovered, and exposed by the media, explored sources of clues, and strengthened the crackdown on cases. Special rectification actions such as mines, cracked down on various criminal activities that destroy mineral resources in accordance with the law, and detected the illegal mining case of a Mining Development Co., Ltd. A number of major cases, such as a strong deterrent to illegal crimes.
Since 2021, public security organs across the country have filed and investigated more than 5,200 cases of illegal mining and destructive mining, and arrested more than 9,600 criminal suspects.
The relevant person in charge of the Food and Drug Crime Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security stated that the public security organs will thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on protecting the ecological environment and mineral resources, keep an eye on the new trends in crimes that destroy mineral resources, and adhere to the policy of cracking down on the law. Kunlun 2022” and special actions such as cracking down on illegal gold mining by “washing caves” as the starting point, close coordination between departments, continue to intensify the crackdown, promote the formation of a joint force of crackdown and rectification of strict prevention, strict management and severe punishment, and make every effort to prevent the illegal mining of industrial resources caused by We will resolutely safeguard the safety of national mineral resources and ecological environment, and take practical actions to welcome the victory of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
10 typical cases of cracking down on illegal mining crimes:
1. The illegal mining case of a Mining Development Co., Ltd. in Bayannaoer, Inner Mongolia
In December 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 2 suspects.
After investigation, from June to December 2019, a certain Bayannaoer Mining Development Co., Ltd. obtained a prospecting license but did not obtain a mining license. Illegal mining of more than 56,000 tons of serpentine jade ore in a mining area in Qi, destroying more than 570 mu of grassland, has a major impact on the local ecological environment.
2. The illegal mining case of Zhou Mouxin and others in Dunhua, Jilin Province
In June 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Dunhua City, Jilin Province, based on clues found in its work, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 7 suspects.
After investigation, since December 2020, Zhou Mouxin and others have illegally exploited more than 40,000 cubic meters of peat soil in cultivated land and meadow land without obtaining a mining license, causing serious damage to the surface vegetation around the mining area.
3. Illegal mining case of a coal mine in Dongning, Heilongjiang
In June 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Dongning City, Heilongjiang Province, based on clues found in its work, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 3 criminal suspects.
After investigation, from April to May 2021, a coal mine in Dongning illegally mined more than 18,000 tons of raw coal in the pilot area of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park when the mining license expired and the natural resources department issued a notice to suspend production. .
4. The illegal mining case of Yu Mouhua and others in Xinchang, Zhejiang
In June 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province, based on clues found in its work, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 10 criminal suspects.
After investigation, since May 2021, the criminal suspect Yu Mouhua and others have illegally exploited more than 8,000 cubic meters of basalt under the cover of project construction without obtaining a mining license, resulting in changes in the topography and landforms, and destroying 20% of cultivated land. Yu Mu.
5. The illegal mining case of Chen Mouhui and others in Shanghang, Fujian
In April 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Shanghang County, Fujian Province, based on clues reported by relevant departments, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 4 suspects.
After investigation, since March 2021, the criminal suspect Chen Mouhui and others have illegally exploited more than 10 tons of rare earths by in-situ leaching, causing serious damage to mountain vegetation and rare earth resources.
6. The illegal mining case of Kan and others in Jinan, Shandong
In September 2021, the public security organ of Jinan City, Shandong Province, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 5 criminal suspects.
After investigation, since April 2020, the criminal suspect Kan Moumou, under the cover of building an agricultural picking garden, organized personnel to illegally mine more than 140,000 cubic meters of limestone mines without a mining license, seriously damaging the mountain. structure.
7. The illegal mining case of Ma Moujie and others in Qixian County, Henan Province
In December 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Qi County, Henan Province, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 8 suspects.
After investigation, since 2019, the criminal suspect Ma Moujie and others have organized personnel to illegally mine more than 790,000 tons of limestone in the scenic spot in the name of contracting a scenic spot in Qi County, Henan Province without obtaining a mining license, destroying the forest land. More than 30 acres, resulting in significant changes in topography.
8. The illegal mining case of an agricultural development company in Qingtongxia, Ningxia
In September 2021, the Qingtongxia City Public Security Bureau of Ningxia Autonomous Region, based on the clues reported by the 16th Supervision Team of the Eighth Supervision of the State Council, detected an illegal mining case and arrested 7 suspects.
After investigation, since 2017, an agricultural development company in Ningxia has exceeded the scope of the mining license and organized personnel to illegally mine more than 2.4 million cubic meters of sand and gravel in Xiakou Town, Qingtongxia City, with an illegal mining area of more than 1,000 mu. serious damage to the ecological environment.
9. The illegal mining case of Liu Mouyu and others from Guangxi Xingye
In May 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Xingye County, Guangxi Autonomous Region, based on clues reported by the masses, detected an illegal mining case, arrested 21 suspects, and seized 5 tons of rare earth ore.
After investigation, from March to May 2021, the criminal suspect Liu Mouyu and others contributed funds and colluded with local relevant personnel to illegally mine rare earths, causing serious damage to the mountain structure and ecological environment.
10. The illegal mining case of Jin Mouwei and others in Liangshan, Sichuan
In June 2021, the Public Security Bureau of Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, based on the clues reported by relevant departments, detected an illegal mining case, arrested 5 criminal suspects, and seized more than 40 sets (pieces, sets) of illegal sand mining operation equipment on the spot.
After investigation, since 2019, the criminal suspect Jin Mouwei and others have partnered to set up a sand and gravel factory without obtaining the relevant permit approval and the river sand mining license, and illegally exploited more than 1.3 million cubic meters of river sand, causing the entire river channel. Cutting down 3 to 8 meters, the natural shoreline structure is damaged, washing and selecting sand and gravel and direct discharge of sewage causes water pollution, occupying 15 mu of river bank agricultural land for stacking and processing sand and gravel, causing surface depression and desertification, and loss of farming conditions.