sand thieves

A police captain from a commune died while patrolling to combat illegal sand mining on the Cai River.

Báo Tuổi Trẻ

21/03/2026

Khanh Hoa: A police captain dies while cracking down on illegal sand mining.

Báo Sài Gòn Giải phóng

21/03/2026

There is no illegal sand mining on Dau Tieng Lake causing landslides.

Báo Tài nguyên Môi trường

12/11/2025

"Sand thieves" run rampant, rivers and streams cry out for help.

Báo Sài Gòn Giải phóng

18/07/2025

Traffic police organized an ambush and arrested 12 boats involved in illegal sand mining on the river.

VietNamNet

31/12/2024

Police conducted an overnight stakeout and apprehended two illegal sand-mining vessels on the Red River.

VietNamNet

26/09/2024

Illegal sand mining case at Con Ngua beach: Former police officer sentenced to 9 years in prison for defrauding "sand thieves".

Báo Sài Gòn Giải phóng

30/08/2024

Tien Giang: Taking decisive action to crack down on illegal sand mining.

Báo Sài Gòn Giải phóng

22/08/2024

Video: Nine boats caught red-handed illegally extracting sand and gravel on the Lam River.

Việt Nam

19/04/2024

Ho Chi Minh City police have recommended the prosecution of 24 illegal sand miners in Can Gio.

Báo Thanh niên

28/03/2024

The heroic struggle of a captain who lost both legs while apprehending sand thieves.

VnExpress

11/02/2024

New developments in the case of the police captain who had both legs severed while apprehending sand thieves.

VietNamNet

24/01/2024

The Traffic Police Department caught a sand dredging vessel on the Red River red-handed, seizing over 100 cubic meters of sand.

Báo Thanh niên

17/12/2023

Donated 100 million VND to support police captain who lost both legs while apprehending illegal sand miners.

VietNamNet

27/11/2023

The touching words of the police captain who lost both legs: "How are my father and mother?"

VietNamNet

25/11/2023

Authorities detained two illegal sand miners who fled in a boat, causing a police captain in Vinh Long to lose his leg.

VTC News

24/11/2023

The identities of the two sand thieves who fled in a boat, causing a police captain in Vinh Long to have his leg severed, have been revealed.

VTC News

24/11/2023

Two suspects arrested in case of police captain having both legs severed while apprehending illegal sand miners.

VietNamNet

24/11/2023

Water police ambushed and apprehended a 'sand-stealing' boat on the Red River.

VietNamNet

15/11/2023

Throughout the night, three sand mines were auctioned off, with the winning bid reaching 200 times the starting price.

Báo Thanh niên

06/11/2023

"Sand thieves" sink their vessels and jump into the river to escape, but they still couldn't get away from the waterway traffic police.

Báo Sài Gòn Giải phóng

06/06/2023

Authorities discovered and seized a vehicle illegally transporting 200 cubic meters of sand.

VietNamNet

23/05/2023