Illegal sand mining discovered

Waterway Police Team No. 1 (under the Traffic Police Department - Dak Lak Provincial Police) has just discovered and caught red-handed an illegal sand mining case in Krong Bong commune.

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Waterway Police Team No. 1 discovered on the Krong Bong River (section through village 8, Krong Bong commune) a number of suspects were involved in illegal sand mining activities.

After a period of active monitoring, at around 8:10 a.m. on September 15, the team caught Pham Van H. (39 years old, residing in village 8, Krong Bong commune) in the act of sand mining. At the time of inspection, H. could not present any documents, invoices, or certificates related to sand mining.

Vehicle and exhibits at the time of inspection.

During the struggle, H. confessed that the sand gathering site belonged to Le Tri C. (46 years old, living in the same village). H. was the one who bought the sand and was guided by C. to the site to scoop, transport and resell it to households in need.

During the investigation, C. confessed that he regularly used a homemade iron-hulled boat with an engine to collect sand in the above area and then sell it to those in need. The sand collection site was not licensed and C. himself did not have a license to exploit minerals.

Currently, Waterway Police Team No. 1 has transferred the case file and many related exhibits to Krong Bong Commune Police for handling according to authority.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/phap-luat/202509/phat-hien-diem-khai-thac-cat-trai-phep-8b01024/