Two cases of illegal sand and gravel mining were recently discovered in Xiaogu River, Laixi City, Shandong Province.

2023, the Xiaogu River Regulation Project was launched on the whole line. In order to severely crack down on sand-related illegal activities such as illegal river sand mining, the Laixi Public Security Bureau, the Water Conservancy Bureau and the Yanhe Town Government of Shandong Province attached great importance to it. The main leaders personally dispatched, took charge of the leadership and took the lead, and constantly strengthened the measures of joint logistics and joint operations. Two cases of illegal river sand mining and sand-related violations were seized in succession, and three suspects were arrested, which effectively guaranteed the smooth development of the Xiaogu River Regulation Project. On June 12,

2023, the police station in the courtyard of Laixi Public Security Bureau, together with the Food and Drug Ring Brigade of Laixi Public Security Bureau and the relevant departments of water conservancy, captured the criminal suspect of Lu Mou, Gao Mou and Gao Mou who stole river sand in Daliu gezhuang Village, Laixi City. After investigation, the three partners stole river sand without obtaining a sand mining license, Lv Mou-mou was responsible for selling, Gao Mou-mou was responsible for sand mining, and Gao Mou-mou was responsible for transportation, forming an illegal sand mining gang with a one-stop process of mining, transportation and marketing, which fled to Xiaogu River Basin in Wubei Village, Shangzhen, to take the way of lookout, sentry, digging and selling. Excavators and dump trucks were used to commit five crimes from 23 o'clock at night to 3 o'clock in the morning, stealing more than 1000 square meters of river sand and making illegal profits of more than 50000 yuan after sale. Three of them have been taken criminal compulsory measures in accordance with the law on suspicion of illegal mining, and the case is still under investigation. On June 30,

2023, according to a tip, the Laixi Water Administration Supervision Team seized an act of stealing sand and gravel at the scene in the south of Yingezhuang Village, Rizhuang Town. After implementation, the party concerned was Wang Moumou, a villager in Yingezhuang Village, who drove an engineering tricycle to steal 1.5 cubic meters of sand and gravel at about 21 o'clock that night. After the case happened, Rizhuang Police Station attached great importance to it and immediately arranged the police force to arrange around the theft scene, and launched an investigation according to the clues handed over. The case is currently under further investigation. The seizure of

these two sand-related cases effectively frustrated the lucky mentality of illegal sand miners, created a high-pressure situation of Laixi City's supervision of sand and gravel resources during the Xiaogu River regulation period, and also reflected the attitude and determination to crack down on illegal sand mining, effectively protecting the ecological environment security of Laixi City.