The Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases of cracking down on crimes against the ecological environment according to law.

　　Public security organs throughout the country have conscientiously studied and implemented the Supreme Leader’s thoughts on the rule of law and ecological civilization, comprehensively implemented the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, adhered to the overall concept of national security and the concept of Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and continued to carry out the "Kunlun" series of special actions, severely cracked down on crimes involving ecological environment and resources such as illegal fishing, illegal mining, environmental pollution, illegal logging and deforestation, and destruction of wildlife resources, and solved a large number of serious cases, effectively safeguarding national ecological security. Ecological security is an important part of national security. On the occasion of the National Security Education Day, the Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases of crimes against the ecological environment.

　　1, Jilin Yanbian public security organs to detect Gao Moujuan and others illegal mining case.

　　In March 2022, according to the clues reported by the masses, the Public Security Bureau of Dunhua City, Yanbian Prefecture detected a case of stealing and digging black soil, arrested 11 suspects, detained 30,000 cubic meters of black soil, and smashed one den of illegal exploitation of black soil. After investigation, from December 2021 to February 2022, the criminal suspect Gao Moujuan and others illegally exploited peat soil (black soil) for the purpose of illegal profit, and sold it to 8 provinces and cities in China, involving 73,000 cubic meters of black soil, involving more than 5 million yuan.

　　This case is a typical case in which the public security organ severely cracked down on the crime of destroying black soil resources. Black land is known as the "giant panda" in cultivated land. In recent years, the market price of black soil has continued to rise. Under the shock of the strong attack by public security organs, some lawless elements are still driven by interests to take risks and illegally dig a large number of black soil, resulting in the destruction of cultivated land. In this case, in order to hide people’s eyes and ears, the criminal suspect stole black soil resources in his contracted forest land and sold them to many places in the country to obtain illegal benefits. The public security organs strengthened the investigation and tracking of cases, and finally arrested 11 suspects, including Gao Moujuan, and took compulsory measures according to law. For cases involving black soil, the public security organs will always adhere to "zero tolerance" and constantly intensify the crackdown to ensure ecological security and food security.

　　2. Liaoning Liaoyang Public Security Bureau cracked a series of illegal mining cases involving He Mojie and others.

　　In August 2022, according to the clues reported by the masses, Liaoyang Public Security Bureau cracked a series of illegal iron ore mining cases, arrested 13 suspects, destroyed 2 illegal mining gangs, 2 illegal sales gangs and 2 illegal processing plants, seized more than 3,000 tons of iron ore and 1,000 tons of iron powder, and seized 6 crime tools such as forklifts and hook machines. After investigation, since May 2021, the criminal suspect He Mojie and others have colluded with a number of ex-criminals to illegally mine iron ore in many mountain tailings veins in Liaoyang City and process it into iron powder for external sales. More than 100,000 tons of iron ore were stolen, involving more than 23 million yuan.

　　This case is a typical case in which the public security organs severely crack down on the crime of stealing iron ore. The criminal suspect He Mojie gathered a number of ex-criminals to carry out "ant moving" illegal mining activities in many places in Liaoyang City during holidays and epidemic control periods. At the same time, he coerced informants and villagers and became a local "mine tyrant", resulting in the loss of a large number of state-owned mineral resources and the destruction of many ecological environments, which had a very bad impact. The public security organ cracked the case in one fell swoop and handed over the clues of the suspected dereliction of duty and inaction of the relevant state staff to the supervisory organ for investigation. The detection of this case has effectively deterred crimes in the field of natural resources, strengthened the cooperation between public security, supervision and law enforcement of natural resources departments, and maintained the order of national mineral resources exploitation and utilization and the safety of ecological environment.

　　3. The public security organs in Zibo, Shandong Province detected the illegal mining case of Yuan Moucheng and others.

　　In March 2022, according to the clues found in the work, Zibo Public Security Bureau cracked a case of illegal sand and gravel mining, destroyed 3 criminal gangs and arrested 56 suspects. After investigation, since October 2020, the criminal suspect Yuan Moucheng and others have colluded with the staff of local government agencies to hire workers to steal weathered sand and sell it to downstream companies to make machine-made sand for construction, and then sell it to Jinan, Zibo and other places. The gang has illegally excavated weathered sand for more than 100 times, totaling more than 300,000 cubic meters, involving more than 40 illegal mining sites, involving more than 30 million yuan, causing serious damage to the local ecological environment.

　　This case is a typical case of public security organs cracking down on the crime of illegal exploitation of sand and gravel according to law. In this case, most of the suspects are ex-criminals, with strong anti-investigation awareness, clear division of labor among gangs, and frequent change of crime locations. Most of them choose to commit crimes at night, arrange excavators and transport vehicles in advance, and then transport and sell the sand and gravel illegally, forming a criminal chain of "stealing, transporting and selling". In the process of handling cases, the public security organs dig deep into the corruption behind them, cooperate with the discipline inspection and supervision departments, and check the "relationship network", "umbrella" and "interest chain" to the end. For such crimes, the public security organs always adhere to "zero tolerance", thoroughly investigate and eliminate evil deeds, and spare no effort to protect the ecological environment and the safety of national mineral resources.

　　4. Guangxi Jingxi Public Security Bureau cracked the illegal mining case of Lin Momao and others.

　　In January 2022, according to the clues reported by the masses, the Public Security Bureau of Jingxi City detected a case of illegal bauxite mining, arrested 222 suspects, frozen and seized more than 4 million yuan involved, seized 9 properties and seized 64 vehicles. After investigation, a number of criminal gangs headed by Lin Momao and others organized personnel to illegally mine and buy more than 55,000 tons of bauxite ore illegally mined by others in Jingxi City without obtaining a mining license, involving a total amount of 140 million yuan.

　　This case is a typical case of public security organs cracking down on illegal aluminum mining crimes. In this case, a number of criminal gangs, led by the criminal suspect Lin Momao and others, illegally mined, transported and sold bauxite, causing huge losses to the country’s mineral resources and serious damage to the local environment. The public security organs will continue to work with relevant departments to crack down on illegal mining and other crimes that damage environmental resources.

　　5. Shaanxi Baoji Public Security Bureau cracked the illegal mining case of Cao and others.

　　In July 2022, according to the clues reported by the masses, the Public Security Bureau of Qishan County, Baoji City detected a case of illegal sand mining, arrested 21 criminal suspects, destroyed 4 criminal gangs, sealed up 3 sand yards and seized 5 crime machines. After investigation, from November, 2021 to May, 2022, four criminal gangs, led by the criminal suspect Cao and others, organized others to illegally mine sand and gravel in eight locations of Shitouhe River and surrounding agricultural land (beaches) in Anle Town, Qishan County, Baoji City, and sold them to sand yards in surrounding counties, involving more than 17 million yuan.

　　This case is a typical case in which public security organs severely crack down on large-scale ganged illegal sand mining crimes. Driven by huge profits, illegal sand mining has been repeatedly banned, and a large number of people, clear division of labor and strong destructiveness are typical characteristics of such cases. In this case, in order to make huge profits, criminals sometimes independently and sometimes cooperate with each other, and wantonly steal sand stones around the river, causing great losses to the interests of the country’s mineral resources and seriously endangering the safety of river water conservancy and flood control facilities. After careful investigation, the public security organs dug up four criminal gangs and concentrated on collecting nets, achieving a precise blow to the whole chain of "mining, transportation and sales".

　　6. The public security organ in Luoyang, Henan Province detected the case of illegal fishing of aquatic products by Zhai Moulai and others.

　　In July 2022, according to the clues found in the work, Luoyang Public Security Bureau cracked a case of illegal fishing of aquatic products in the Yellow River basin, smashed a den for illegal fishing of aquatic products, and arrested 24 suspects. After investigation, during the fishing ban in the Yellow River Basin from April to July, 2022, the criminal suspect Zhai Mou came to rely on the cold storage he operated to buy a large number of whitebait, river shrimp and other aquatic products illegally caught by others in the Xiaolangdi reservoir area of the Yellow River using prohibited fishing tools such as push nets and ground cages. The total weight was more than 70 tons, and they were sold after frozen processing, with a case value of more than 5 million yuan.

　　This case is a typical case in which the public security organs severely crack down on the crime of illegal fishing of aquatic products and serve the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. In this case, in order to seek profits, the acquirer linked with the fishermen, taught them fishing methods, and instigated the masses to use prohibited tools to illegally catch whitebait, river shrimp and other aquatic products during the fishing ban period in the Yellow River Basin, which had a bad social impact. Overfishing aquatic products will worsen the ecological environment in Xiaolangdi reservoir area of the Yellow River, destroy the ecosystem balance of the Yellow River basin, and run counter to the strategy of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin. The public security organs will continue to severely crack down on such crimes and escort the implementation of the major national strategy of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin.

　　7. The public security organ in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province detected the case of illegal fishing of aquatic products by Zhou Moyin and others.

　　In April 2022, according to the clues found in the work, Yanjin County Public Security Bureau of Zhaotong City cracked a series of cases of illegal fishing of aquatic products, arrested 12 criminal suspects, collected and released 135 kilograms of wild fish, collected 13 sets of fishing tools, electric fishing machines, 192 ground cage nets, 56 glued nets, 78 fishing rafts and 4 kayaks. After investigation, since July, 2020, the criminal suspect Zhou Mouyin and many others have illegally fished wild fish in Baishuijiang River Basin, Luowang Township, yiliang county City, Zhaotong City, using forbidden tools such as electric fishing machines and ground cages, and illegally purchased illegal wild catches of Zhu Mouxun and others for many times, and sold the illegally acquired and caught catches to other places at high prices, involving more than 250,000 yuan.

　　This case is a typical case of public security organs cracking down on illegal fishing crimes in the whole chain. Ignoring the national laws and the relevant provisions of the closed fishing season, criminals have repeatedly used electric fishing machines, ground cages and other prohibited tools at night to illegally catch wild fish in conservation zone, a national aquatic germplasm of endemic fish in Baishui River, and sold the illegally caught fish at high prices inside and outside the province, forming an underground black industrial chain of "fishing, purchasing, transporting and selling", which seriously endangered the fishery resources and biodiversity in Baishui River basin. In this case, the public security organs took the initiative to find clues, strengthened case investigation, and finally realized the whole chain attack on the crime of illegal fishing of aquatic products, which effectively safeguarded the safety of ecological environment resources in waters.

　　8. The public security organ in Ji ‘an, Jiangxi Province cracked the case of illegal logging by Li Mouzhi and others.

　　In April 2022, according to the clues handed over by the administrative organs, the wanan county Public Security Bureau of Ji ‘an City cracked a case of illegal logging, arrested two suspects and seized 276.9 cubic meters of wood involved on the spot. After investigation, from October 2021 to March 2022, the criminal suspect Li Mouzhi, alone or together with the criminal suspect Ou Mouqing, used a chainsaw to illegally cut pine trees on the mountain and sold them to the outside world. He committed 297 crimes and illegally cut 425 cubic meters of pine trees, making an illegal profit of more than 130,000 yuan.

　　This case is a typical case in which public security organs severely crack down on crimes of destroying forest resources. In this case, the criminal suspects illegally cut down trees in a small number of times, which seriously violated the legitimate rights and interests of forest owners and seriously damaged forest resources and national ecological security. The public security organs strengthened their cooperation with the administrative departments, dug up a serious case of illegal logging from a seemingly simple clue of illegal logging, and found out the fact of illegal logging for nearly 300 times, which spanned a year, demonstrating the firm determination and strong fighting capacity of the public security organs to crack down on illegal crimes that damaged the ecological environment.

　　9. The public security organ in Huanggang, Hubei Province cracked a series of illegal hunting cases involving Xia Moucai and others.

　　In March 2022, according to the clues reported by the masses, Huangmei County Public Security Bureau of Huanggang City cracked a series of illegal hunting cases, arrested 6 suspects, seized 240 wild turtledoves on the spot, and collected 10 hunting tools such as sticking nets. After investigation, from October 2021 to March 2022, the criminal suspect Xia Mocai and others used sticky nets to hunt illegally in many places in Huangmei County, Huanggang City. At the same time, they illegally bought wild birds hunted by others in Hubei, Anhui and other places, and hired people to transport the prey to Guangdong, Fujian and other places for sale, involving more than 10,000 wild animals.

　　This case is a typical case in which the public security organ severely cracked down on the gang crimes involving "catching, transporting and selling" wild animals. Illegal hunting, acquisition, transportation and trading of wild animals have seriously damaged biodiversity and endangered national ecological security. In this case, the criminal suspect used prohibited tools and methods to illegally hunt wild birds, and also illegally bought wild birds hunted by others and sold them for illegal benefits. For such crimes, the public security organs will continue to work with relevant departments to intensify the online and offline crackdown, resolutely cut off the illegal interest chain, and earnestly safeguard biodiversity and national ecological security.

　　10. Sichuan Guang ‘an Public Security Bureau cracked a case of environmental pollution in a pig farm.

　　In May 2022, according to the clues notified by the ecological environment department, Guang ‘an Public Security Bureau detected an environmental pollution case and arrested three suspects. After investigation, in March, 2022, Zhang Moulun, a legal person of a pig farm in Linshui County, Guang ‘an City, arranged for employees to directly extract and dump the pig manure water in the emergency pool into the forest beside the pig farm with a submersible pump, causing all the manure water to seep into the ground and then flow into the nearby reservoir, causing serious pollution of the reservoir water body, and the production and domestic water supply in nearby villages and towns was stopped for nearly half a month.

　　This case is a typical case in which the public security organs severely crack down on environmental pollution crimes according to law. In recent years, in order to reduce the cost of manure treatment, some livestock and poultry breeding enterprises treat it illegally, which seriously damages the ecological environment. The criminal suspect’s illegal sewage discharge directly led to the suspension of production and domestic water supply in surrounding villages and towns, which seriously affected the normal production order and people’s health. After receiving the clue, the public security organ acted quickly and immediately organized the police to conduct on-site investigation and visit investigation. The public security organs strengthened the convergence of execution, actively coordinated the relevant administrative departments, promoted the simultaneous investigation of cases and emergency response, promptly stopped production and rectified the pig farms involved, effectively eliminated pollution sources, and formed a strong joint force to crack down on environmental crimes and safeguard national ecological security.