On the morning of September 17, information from Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee said that Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Phuc, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, had just signed a document (No. 1473/QD-UBND) approving the auction results of more than 6,200m3 of sand as evidence in a criminal case.
The winning bidder was D.T Company Limited, in Tan Lam village, Da Don commune, Lam Ha district (Lam Dong) with a bid of more than 2.1 billion VND.
This more than 6,200m3 of sand is evidence of the illegal mining case that occurred upstream of Da Cho Mo hydropower plant, in Phi To commune, Lam Ha district, led by Khong Van Quy (37 years old), residing in Nam Ban town, Lam Ha district.
Previously, in 2023, the police caught Khong Van Quy (37 years old), residing in Nam Ban town, Lam Ha district, illegally mining sand under the Da Cha Mo hydroelectric reservoir, in Phi To commune, Lam Ha district.
At the scene, authorities recorded that more than 400m3 of sand was being gathered along the shore waiting to be sold. Through investigation, Lam Dong Provincial Police determined that from January to September 2023, Khong Van Quy illegally exploited sand.
After that, Quy sold a part to organizations and individuals in Da Lat city, Lam Ha district and Duc Trong district. The remaining sand was gathered at 3 locations in Phi To commune with a volume of more than 6,210m3.
Expanding the investigation of the case, Lam Dong Provincial Police prosecuted and detained Ca Duc Hom (born in 1973), former Chairman of the People's Committee of Phi To Commune, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Ha Commune; Nhan The Anh (born in 1983), Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Phi To Commune, and 2 other officials under the People's Committee of Phi To Commune.
