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• Joint waste crime initiative - Thursday 12 June

  On Thursday 12 June officers from the Environment Agency and partners from West Mercia Police, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) took part in a joint initiative to tackle illegal waste activities in the Pershore and Peopleton areas of Worcestershire.

  

  The aim of the day was to stop illegal waste disposal at non-permitted locations, identify those responsible for depositing the waste and to deter others from doing so in the future.

  Two vehicles were seized as part of the operation and several others were stopped to check their waste transfer notes and carriers licences, condition of the vehicles, insurance details and operators licences.

  Alan Kerr Environmental Crime Team Leader said:

  Working in a proactive partnership with other law enforcement agencies and officers from local authorities is the most effective way to disrupt and deal with waste criminals. This operation has shown the effectiveness of this approach and goes towards not only tackling waste criminality in the Pershore and Peopleton areas of Worcestershire but also throughout the United Kingdom.

  If you know or suspect illegal waste activity, report it anonymously to Crimestoppers: Give information | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)  or call 0800 555 111.