In Mukachevo district, illegal mining of mineral resources was detected

As a result of the judicial inspection, illegal mining of mineral resources has been revealed and the investigation into the matter has been initiated

Transcarpathian interdistrict prosecutor for supervision over the observance of laws in environmental protection Maxim Kirichuk reported that during the verification of compliance with environmental legislation on the protection of subsoil in Puznyakivtski village council of Mukachevo district, the fact of illegal mining of mineral resources was established.

Thus, in the village of Hrabovo of Puznyakivtsi village council, they detected an unauthorized manual mining of mineral resources (andesites) by unknown persons. They had already mined about 15 cubic meters of stone (andesite), which was ready to be loaded. Therefore, the prosecutor’s office launched criminal proceedings under preliminary qualification of Art.240 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.