In a dramatic turn of events in a video footage that surfaced on September 3, 2023, law enforcement authorities in the Okinsky district of Buryatia, Russia, found themselves in a harrowing showdown with a group of illegal jade miners. The confrontation, captured on video and later published by a local publication, depicts police officers negotiating with the armed criminals, urging them to surrender their weapons. However, the situation escalated rapidly, with the miners vigorously resisting arrest, hurling stones, and exchanging gunfire with the police. This intense encounter marked the second attempt by the authorities to apprehend these jade miners, resulting in the detention of 30 individuals, the seizure of 80 kg of illicitly extracted jade, and the confiscation of eight quad bikes. Five of the most combative miners have been arrested and are now facing criminal charges for their violent actions against law enforcement officers.