My husband and I are in the same situation. We own land in POP but have nothing yet built on it. My husband is from the area so we have a bit of an edge because we have family who regularly check it for us.
My first advice would be ... put a fence around the property. That is a must so no one can build over the lot line or within the property. You don't mention how large the property is so if it is larger this can be more difficult but not impossible. Put some sort of barrier around the property no matter how large.
Second, if you have family there like we do, get them to check on the property weekly to make sure people are not throwing garbage, building, destroying or otherwise causing harm to your property. If you have no family there I would suggest hiring someone you trust or someone who someone can refer you to that you can trust to check on the property or guard it and pay them to do so. I am talking like $50 or $100/month or something like that.
You could also rent it to someone to farm the land for now until you plan on using it. That way, someone will be occupying the property and thus preventing or deterring someone from causing harm to the land or building on it.
Calling the police or the authorities is hopeless and frustrating so forget about that. If you hired a lawyer, you could eventually (after much time, effort and money) get results but the ways noted above are more productive.
You could also build a small unsubstantial house in the meantime (if it is a large property that you plan on later developing) and have someone live there for rent or in exchange for watching the property and in this situation, you could also have watch dogs. Good luck.
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