Two subjects, one from Taurianova and one from Polistena, were identified and reported by the carabinieri for illegal combustion of wasteone of the most serious environmental conduct, capable of compromising public health and the balance of the ecosystem. The military, during a control activity in the area, have ascertained that the two individuals had set fire to piles of special waste, without any authorization, violating the environmental standards and polluting the air with potentially toxic substances.
The action was possible thanks to the intervention of the Gioia Tauro group, assisted by the Vibo Valentia helicopter nucleus and the Forestry Carabinieri of Cittanova, who operated in synergy to locate and document the criminal conduct in the act.
During the same operation, performed on a large scale, the military of the weapon then have An additional 12 people denounced for a series of environmental and building offensesemerged following targeted checks In different areas of the Reggio area.
Thanks to the checks from the sky, in fact, two illegal landfills were identified, denouncing the owners of the land in which the waste had been spilled. In addition, the joint action of the carabinieri on the road and the forest nuclei made it possible to stop 7 subjects who, without having any authorization, were carrying out transport of special waste.
Lastly, an agricultural entrepreneur was reported for forest fire, having lost control of a fire lit for the cleaning of brushwood, which then spread to the surrounding vegetation.
The investigations, coordinated by the prosecutor Emanuele Crescenti of the Palmi prosecutor’s office, continue to ascertain any other managers or connivances behind the illegal activities detected.