Environment Agency cracks down on organised crime in waste industry
Guns, ammunition, stashes of cash and luxury cars are being seized as environment authorities try to stop organised criminals muscling in on Britain’s £9 billion waste industry, The Times can reveal.
Investigations by the Environment Agency have found that gangs are illegally dumping, burying and burning commercial rubbish and setting up waste businesses as a legitimate front for illegal activities, including drug trafficking.
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