some sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/21/jamaica
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand — most-consumed pure useful resource on the planet moreover water
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20160502-even-desert-city-dubai-imports-its-sand-this-is-why
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sand-mafias-are-plundering-the-earth/
https://www.beneaththesands.earth/we-cant-run-away
https://www.forbes.com/websites/monicasanders/2024/04/05/stealing-paradise-sand-mafias–beach-thefts-are-harming-ecosytems/
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/information/nsw/aussies-sell-sand-to-saudis/news-story/a20367e0e8c08d6f425ebf7f32c0d8d8?sv=3ee8a84ca48c354474913771d8cca5fb
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3223564/indonesian-fishermen-activists-fear-loss-marine-life-islands-sea-sand-exports-resume
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSJAK79730/
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1135620650/stolen-beach-sand-black-market-caribbean-jamaica-glass-concrete
https://www.impartial.co.uk/information/long_reads/sand-shortage-world-how-deal-solve-issue-raw-materials-supplies-glass-electronics-concrete-production-a8093721.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/surroundings/article/2022/09/12/in-india-sand-mafias-have-power-money-and-weapons_5996639_114.html
https://www.wired.com/2015/03/illegal-sand-mining/
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