Another illegal quarry was identified in Laishevo district Ecological specialists caught "black diggers" together with policemen

Today, specialists of the State Inspection for Ecological Surveillance under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan revealed illegal extraction of sand in Teteevo village of Laishevo Municipal District. Together with fellow workers of the Stolbische Police Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Laishevo District, 2 dump trucks and one front-end loader were caught "red-handed". Owing to the violation detection in hot pursuit, the area of an illegal quarry made up no more than 100 square meters. An administrative protocol was drawn up for the illegal use of mineral resources according to part 1 of Article 7.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.  Currently, the machinery is located at the parking lot of the Stolbische Police Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Laishevo District of Tatarstan. The damage inflicted on the environment is to be estimated.

As a reminder, one can address the Republican Public Ecological Reception Office on violations of the nature protection legislation: hot line number: (843)267-68-67, e-mail: eco.signal@tatar.ru, a report can also be sent to the "People's Control" system, and a special mobile application "School eco-patrol" was elaborated for the pupils. Moreover, the citizens who provide operative information on the violations of the nature protection legislation with photo or video registration of such are remunerated.

Press Service of the Ministry