If there are approval procedures and it is approved to sell river sand, then it is not illegal to sell river sand for profit. On the contrary, it is illegal to collect and sell sand illegally to make money. As long as the evidence is conclusive, you can report it to the relevant departments.

River sand is a kind of nonmetallic ore with complex composition, smooth surface and high impurity content, which is produced by repeated collision and friction of natural stones under the action of water for a long time.

Selling river sand without authorization, if the circumstances are serious, constitutes the crime of illegal mining, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.

Criteria for declaring illegal enterprises:

1, the amount of personal illegal business is more than 50,000 yuan, or the amount of illegal income is more than 1 10,000 yuan;

2. The illegal business operation amount of the unit is more than 500,000 yuan, or the illegal income amount is more than100,000 yuan;

3, although not up to the above amount standard, but two years due to the same kind of illegal business behavior by more than two administrative penalties, and has implemented the same kind of illegal business behavior;

4. Other serious circumstances.

Legal basis:

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 343

Whoever, in violation of the provisions of the Mineral Resources Law, mines without a mining license, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. "

Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting the market order, and if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income or confiscated property:

(a) without permission, dealing in franchised or monopolized commodities or other commodities whose operation is restricted by laws and administrative regulations.

(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business.

(four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.