Former Thanh Hóa vice chairman sentenced to three years for improperly approving sand mining
On November 13, 2026, a Hanoi court sentenced former Thanh Hóa provincial vice chairman Lê Đức Giang to three years in prison. The court found that he violated regulations when granting Thiên An Phát Company a sand mining permit, causing losses of 5.2 billion Vietnamese dong. The company mined nearly four times the permitted volume.
