Govt cracks rare earth cases

A number of operations that were illegally storing and processing up to 1,000 tons of rare earth valued at several hundred million yuan was discovered last week.

The government of Lianping county, Heyuan, Guangdong province, said on Tuesday that it received a tip-off which led to the discovery of two warehouses and a factory in two villages in Zhongxin town illegally storing and processing rare earth.

Local police detained four people and are still looking for other suspects.