It is said that an international gang has thrown out illegally plastic waste for years. The police in Spain have now started the group and has arrested five people. In total it is approximately more than 40,000 (!) Ton waste from Europe that were traded and stored without permission.
The now excavated group had illegally stored at least 41,000 tons of plastic waste from Spain, France and Portugal in Spain, but also exported to countries such as India, Turkey, Malaysia, Brazil, Morocco, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
Illegal trade in waste
Five people were arrested and the Guardia Civil Police Unit said that 15 others are determined. The difficult recyclable and environmentally friendly hazardous waste is said that it has been transported, traded and stored without permission. In Spain he was deposited on three unauthorized landfills in the León and Valencia regions.
In collaboration with Europol and the authorities of the other affected European countries, a total of six searches were carried out. According to Guardia Civil, the waste is largely agricultural plastics from France and Portugal.
Source: Krone
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