A few days ago, in Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, during the investigation of illegal sand mining in the Huaihe River, a number of modified vessels similar to submarines were found to be able to dive underwater. The local joint law enforcement department launched a thunderbolt attack and caught all six illegally refitted ships in one fell swoop.
[Voice at the scene] His divers all rely on (hand touch).. No, no, he's all equipped, and he's in our car.
For a long time, sand mining in the Huaihe River has been driven by huge profits and the rigid demand for sand and gravel in the market, resulting in a small number of lawless elements spending hundreds of thousands of yuan or millions of yuan to refit and process sand-stealing boats with self-sinking diving function to make illegal profits.
In order to completely destroy the sand-stealing diving vessels, the local government, in conjunction with law enforcement officers from water conservancy, public security, maritime and other departments, carried out the Qinghe River operation in groups, and investigated six diving vessels, all of which have been cleared. Zhu Ronglin, deputy director of the River Management Center
of Huoqiu County, said that the vessels engaged in illegal sand mining activities hide in the daytime and go out at night, and their concealment is very strong, which makes it more difficult for us to crack down on illegal sand mining. Dismantling one invisible sand dredger is the key to cracking down on illegal sand mining.
In order to control from the source, next step, Huoqiu County will increase the inspection density of illegal sand mining in the Huaihe River, implement "zero tolerance" for illegal acts of destroying water resources, and return the Huaihe River to blue sky and clear water. Zhu Ronglin, deputy director
of Huoqiu County River Management Center, said that we will take the joint law enforcement action against illegal sand mining as the starting point, strictly investigate and punish all kinds of illegal activities involving rivers and lakes, and provide reliable water ecological protection for the county's high-quality development with the most resolute attitude, the strictest system and the most powerful measures.