There is also an official of the Campania Region among the 16 arrested in the joint investigation by Dia and Noe on the illicit trafficking of waste between Campania and Tunisia.
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The investigations started in Polla, in the province of Salerno, and then involved the top officials of the Campania Region. In addition to the officials involved, several entrepreneurs in the waste sector were arrested.
Assets of at least three companies active in waste storage have been seized. The investigation began in 2020, when several loads of special waste, mainly plastics, were shipped from the port of Salerno to Tunisia.
Currently, 16 precautionary measures have been issued and three companies have been seized. The police operations involve personnel from the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate and the Carabinieri Group for Environmental Protection and Energy Security of Naples, as part of an investigation coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Potenza.
Salerno Port at the Center of Illegal Waste Trafficking
The operation against illegal waste trafficking between Italy and Tunisia is underway in the provinces of Naples, Salerno, Potenza and Catanzaro, with the participation of approximately 80 units including Carabinieri from the Special Department and personnel from the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate.
Article published on 29 February 2024 - 09:14
