As a result of oversight activities carried out by the Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body between January 1 and September 30, 2026, using digital tools and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 114 cases of illegal subsoil exploitation and concealment of extracted volumes were uncovered.

Of these, 24 cases were identified during inspections of companies holding subsoil use permits, while 90 cases were uncovered within the framework of administrative proceedings initiated by the Inspection Body.

The total volume of non-metallic mineral resources illegally extracted and concealed across the 114 cases amounted to 11,744,571.8 cubic metres.

The environmental damage calculated by the Inspection Body in 90 of these cases alone amounted to AMD 254,458,029.2.

Reports concerning apparent criminal offences were submitted to law enforcement authorities in all of the above-mentioned cases for further proceedings.