An illegal landfill of a thousand square meters was identified and seized in the Crepacuore location, in the territory of the Municipality of Crotone. The operation was conducted by the military of the Environmental Police Operational Unit of the Port of Crotone, as part of the control and combination of environmental offenses, in collaboration with the local Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The seized area contained about 100 cubic meters of waste of various kinds: Old electrical and electronic equipment such as washing machines and refrigerators, but also building waste waste, combustion residues, ferrous and bulky materials. The area, immersed in the vegetation, was seized and made available to the judicial authority. Investigations are currently underway to identify the managers of the realization of the landfill and to trace the ownership of the land.