Traffic Police Department caught sand dredgers on the Red River, collecting more than 100 cubic meters of sand.

According to the representative of the Traffic Police Department (C08) of the Ministry of Public Security , implementing the direction of the Minister of Public Security on launching a peak attack, suppressing crime and ensuring safety and order nationwide on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2024 and major events of the country, at about 5:30 a.m. on December 17, the working group of the Department of Patrol, Control and Crime Prevention and Control on Inland Waterways (under the Traffic Police Department (C08) of the Ministry of Public Security) caught a suction dredger with license plate VP-1256 illegally mining sand on the Red River, in Phu Thinh Ward (Son Tay Town, Hanoi).

Traffic Police Department caught illegal sand dredging ship on Red River, collected more than 100 m3 of sand

At the time of the arrest, there were 3 people on board, and the ship had dredged more than 100 cubic meters ^{of sand} . The task force made a record of the incident and confiscated all the sand for handling according to regulations.

C08 representative said that currently on the Red River, there is still a situation of illegal sand and gravel mining that is organized, operating closely and on a small scale at night in areas far from residential areas bordering the provinces of Hung Yen, Vinh Phuc , and Phu Tho.

To avoid the control of authorities, the subjects often dredge sand from about 6 p.m. the previous day to 5 a.m. the next morning and use unlicensed self-propelled boats to dredge sand from the riverbed.

C08 has directed its subordinate units and local police to strengthen their grasp of the situation to promptly detect and handle violations.

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