The educational session on strictly prohibiting illegal sand mining in the Yangtze River waterfront area was jointly held by the Port Supervision Bureau, Water Resources Bureau, and Police.

Old Wu, a seasoned captain from the former Port Supervision Bureau Traffic Control Center and now the deputy director of Linghai Port Supervision Office, represented the Port Supervision Bureau to start the lecture, while the "Water Administration Course" was taught by Director Teng of the Legal Affairs Department of the Water Resources Bureau.

To show equality, and considering that speaking without authority might not be compelling, the police side invited Deputy Director Zhao Hongxing of the Water Police Station to lecture on stage.

Comrade Old Zhao was a straightforward man, and he had never taught a class before.

But now that he is a deputy director, he will have to represent the bureau at various meetings in the future, and even if he is not skilled at speaking, he must learn. Moreover, it concerns whether he can help the station acquire a patrol boat worth six hundred thousand, so he must deliver the lecture and explain the policies and regulations thoroughly.

In fact, it has been proven that the police are a deterrent.

As soon as he sat down at the podium, the audience fell silent. No one dared to whisper to each other, no one dared to doze off, and not even anyone dared to be distracted.

Old Jiang, who had planned to assist in maintaining "classroom order," found nothing to do, so he had two members of the Cooperative Defense Team quickly distribute the regulatory documents printed that morning. Then, according to the agenda, he introduced Deputy Director Zhao's identity, immediately sat in the last row, opened his work journal, picked up a pen, and prepared to study along.

Zhao Hongxing calmed his mind, looked up, and spoke in standard Linghai Mandarin, "You all have received the regulations, right? Let's officially begin. What we just handed out is the 'Jiangnan Province Water Security Management Method' enacted by the Jiangnan Provincial Government on July 19th last year.

This 'Method' is formulated in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations and the actual situation of our Jiangnan Province. It applies to the security management of all types of ships on the water, crew members, and relevant places within the water areas of our Jiangnan Province administrative region, meaning it has legal force!"

Before, I only knew there was a security management penalty regulation, and I didn't expect there to be such a water security management method...

Wang Xingchang read carefully, looking for clauses about sand mining.

Zhang Zhenglong and others also did not dare to take it lightly, as the police were not just the Port Supervision or Water Administration - the police had the power to arrest and detain people.

Zhao Hongxing read each regulation one by one, pausing occasionally to interpret the clauses.

While reading, he found that lecturing was not so difficult.

"Article 11, the police shall cooperate with relevant departments according to the law to stop and investigate illegal sand mining, as well as illegal activities like electric fishing, blasting fish, and poisoning fish. This is a key point; from this article, you can see that the police have the authority to manage matters related to sand mining. Please look carefully, it would be best to underline it with a pen!"

Zhao Hongxing looked around at everyone and then picked up the regulatory document again: "Together with Article 7, subparagraph 1, and Article 8, subparagraphs 1, 3, and 4, it shows that if illegal sand mining actions are found on the river, our police have the right to stop it, and also have the right to detain ships, confiscate certificates and even detain people!

As for how long a ship can be detained, the 'Method' clearly states that our police have the right to detain for 24 hours. If detention exceeds 24 hours, approval is required from the police at county-level or above. Specifically, for Binjiang, this means it requires the approval of our Water Police Division, or the Changhang Navigation Police Branch, or Linghai City Police Bureau."

The police actually have the right to detain ships!

As for the so-called requirement for approval from county-level or above police agencies for detentions over 24 hours, isn't it just a matter of your word... Wang Xingchang realized that there's a big trouble.

Although Zhang Zhenglong is not very afraid of the police, he likewise realized that if he wants to peacefully conduct sand mining, he cannot get around the police.

"Detaining documents issued by the transportation and fishery departments should be promptly notified to the local Port Supervision Bureau and Fishery Administration, and the detention time should not exceed the ship detention time. This is not hard to understand, so I won't elaborate."

Zhao Hongxing took a small sip of water and said slowly, "Some people might say that water traffic is under the management of the Port Supervision and we police have no right to intervene. Normally, this is the case, but in emergencies, our police have the right to manage. Now, please look carefully at Article 9 of the 'Method'.

In situations where it is necessary to protect the scene of a major security incident on the water, chase major waterborne criminals, investigate major cases on the water, handle emergency security incidents, exist hidden dangers of major security accidents on the water, and the need for major safety and security work on the water, the police, while notifying the port supervision authorities and relevant departments, can command relevant ships to stop sailing, change course, or sail to designated locations!

In the event of sudden incidents that seriously endanger public security order on the water, the police at or above county-level can, depending on the situation and with the approval of the superior police agency and the government at the same level, implement onsite water control!"

Interpreting one by one, the summary is that no matter what happens on the river, the police have the authority to intervene if they wish.

Just as everyone was thinking about how to peacefully mine sand in Binjiang and realized that it was not only necessary to get on the good side of the Port Supervision and Water Resources Bureau but also the police, and even possibly several police bureaus, Zhao Hongxing shifted his tone: "What we've talked about just now are laws and regulations, now let me tell you about the water security management situation in Binjiang."

Old Jiang came to his senses and quickly asked two members of the Cooperative Defense Team to bring in the prepared display boards.

The port supervision barge is not only the former Yanjiang Police Station, but also the "cradle" of the Binjiang Water Police!

Since the establishment of the Yanjiang Police Station in 1988, the Binjiang Water Police have participated in many major operations, solved many cases, and left behind many photos.

These photos are now posted on the display boards, and two members of the Cooperative Defense Team lifted the boards full of photos to the left of the podium.

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