Four arrested in illegal dumping raids across England
Four people have been arrested in connection with the illegal dumping of potentially hazardous waste at sites across England.
About 40 Environment Agency (EA) investigators were involved in the operation at sites in Bristol, Scunthorpe and Newark.
Support was provided by the Humberside, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces.
Two further people were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking.
Ben Geoghegan reports.
10 Mar 2015
- From the section Science & Environment