This is a close-up of an earthworm processing facility discovered and handled by the police force of Muong Coi commune, Phu Yen district, Son La province. As soon as we arrived at the door, the strong fishy smell hit us straight in the nose; fresh, live earthworms were writhing in the basin; the dissected, pre-processed ones were scattered around the entrance, on iron racks, and even on the roof.
For high profits, despite knowing that worm stimulation seriously affects the soil environment, Mr. Truong Van Chung, owner of an earthworm processing facility in Coi village, Muong Coi commune, Phu Yen district, still disregarded it, investing 50 million VND to set up a processing workshop with full equipment and machinery. On average, each day, he buys about 100kg of fresh worms, every 12kg of fresh worms can be processed into 1kg of dry worms, 1kg of dry worms is sold for 500,000 VND.
Mr. Truong Van Chung, Ninh Lai commune, Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province: "Mainly sold for medicine, also sold to fishing bait associations, we do not sell to any Chinese traders."
From the beginning of 2024 until now, along with propaganda work, Muong Coi Commune Police have been determined in the work of monitoring the area and conducting reconnaissance, thereby catching and recovering a total of 20 electric shockers used to catch worms; discovering and catching red-handed 1 worm processing facility, mobilizing them to voluntarily dismantle it, committing not to repeat the offense and releasing the live worms back into the natural environment.
Lieutenant Colonel Luong Van Tinh, Deputy Chief of Police of Muong Coi Commune, Phu Yen District, Son La Province: “ In the process of our propaganda, mobilization, and handling, there is currently no Circular or Decree regulating the use of this electric shock tool to stimulate earthworms, there are no provisions on penalties, and there are no sanctions. Mainly, we carry out the directives of our superiors on propaganda and mobilization of local people not to stimulate worms and not to harbor or process earthworms.”
Mr. Dinh The Huyen, Vice Chairman of Muong Coi Commune People's Committee, Phu Yen District, Son La Province: " For Muong Coi Commune, we have also propagated and mobilized people at meetings, as well as propaganda sessions of departments, branches, organizations, in meetings and sessions; In addition, we have deployed and thoroughly informed organizations, cadres, Party members and people about the harmful effects of activating and drying earthworms that destroy the soil environment".
Since the beginning of 2024, Phu Yen district has directed the police force to seize more than 40 electric shockers used to stimulate earthworms; make records and warn 2 cases and 2 individuals in Muong Coi and Tan Lang communes about the act of preliminary processing and processing earthworms; warn 21 cases of people using electric shockers to stimulate earthworms; integrate propaganda to mobilize people not to catch earthworms at 25 meetings, attracting more than 1,500 listeners.
However, due to the lack of strict sanctions, the authorities only stop at reminding, so every day, the situation of people going to stimulate the worms, the electric current from the electric stimulation machine continues to "exterminate" and kill the remaining earthworms; with the current situation of stimulating the worms, the following plots of land will gradually become barren and uncultivable./.
T/h: Lan Anh (Phu Yen District Cultural and Information Center)
Source: https://sonlatv.vn/bao-dong-tinh-trang-tan-diet-giun-dat-bang-kich-dien-23031.html
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