According to Hai Phong City Police, recently, the situation of illegal mining, pumping and transporting sand and gravel on inland waterways has become complicated. Many vehicles use illegal pumping equipment, secret activities causing riverbank erosion, changing the flow, affecting people's lives and the ecological environment.

Hai Phong Police Traffic Police Department launched a general control of vehicles to attach pumping and transporting sand and gravel pumps on waterways from now until the end of November 14, 2025. Through the general control, the Traffic Police Department will solve and thoroughly illegally exploit sand and gravel on waterways; Eliminate causes and conditions for violations of the law not to return to the situation. Along with that, managing and strictly controlling vehicles related to sand and gravel transportation without invoices of origin on both roads and waterways.
The unit will also restore the discipline in the exploitation, transportation, storage and consumption of sand and gravel on rivers; Proactively prevent, prevent and handle resolutely and thoroughly all vehicles without registering, registering, registrar expiry, conversion and installation of additional suction pumps, sand and gravel transportation equipment without invoices, documents proving legitimate origin and criminal acts, violations of relevant laws.