The land, located south of the inhabited center of Crotone, in San Giorgio, extends over 18,000 square meters and was used for the illegal disposal of Special hazardous wastein particular asbestos panels, some of which are crushed and hidden by dense vegetation.
The financiers of the Group and the Crotone Naval Operations Section identified the area thanks to the use of a drone, which allowed to verify the current use of the site by unknown persons. Subsequent checks in databases confirmed the absence of Waste management authorizations.
A cottage used as an illegal refuge and deposit
The investigative activity led to the identification of a second site: a cottage in a state of abandonment, transformed into a storage point. Inside, ondulins of asbestos were found used as a deposit by an alleged homeless, exploiting their insulating capacity. There Prosecutor of the Republic of Crotone He ordered the seizure of the entire area, the cottage and the waste present.
The analysis of the seized material are underway by theArpacal of Cosenzato determine the extent of the environmental damage caused by asbestos, whose use has been prohibited in Italy since 1992.
The operations fall within the priorities identified by the Prosecutor, who include the protection of the territory and the contrast to any form of environmental illegality.