Lianjiang, Guangdong: Joint Law Enforcement Effectively Cracks Down on Illegal Sand Mining

In order to further promote the special action of "Spring Wind Sword" in Lianjiang City and normalize the work of eliminating gangsters and evil, the Municipal Water Bureau and the People's Government of Jishui Town have strengthened the communication and cooperation between departments to jointly enforce the law, jointly crack down on illegal sand mining in Lianjiang City and maintain good water order. On February 16,

2023, the law enforcement officers of Lianjiang Water Affairs Bureau and the law enforcement officers of Jishui Town Government jointly carried out a joint law enforcement action to investigate and deal with a suspected illegal sand mining activity in the front section of Baishiba Village (Wuling River) in Jishui Town. A suspected illegal sand pumping machine, a foam raft and a sand pumping pipeline of about 50 meters were found on the spot. After discussion, the Municipal Water Bureau seized the above-mentioned suspected illegal sand pumping machine and destroyed the foam raft and sand pumping pipeline.

The joint law enforcement action effectively cracked down on illegal sand mining in Lianjiang River and greatly deterred the arrogance of illegal sand miners. In the next step, Lianjiang Water Affairs Bureau will further strengthen communication and cooperation with other departments, local town governments and other departments, unite effective forces of all parties to carry out river supervision and law enforcement, effectively and accurately crack down on illegal sand mining and other water violations, and effectively safeguard the beautiful water ecological environment of Lianjiang River waters.