Striano– The Coast Guard of Castellammare di Stabia executed this morning a house arrest order against the legal representative of the company TGSSrl, seriously suspected of the crime of violation of seals.
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The man, already under investigation for environmental pollution e illegal disposal of hazardous waste, allegedly repeatedly violated the seals affixed last 1 ° February on an industrial plant in Striano, where his company operated in the sector of electrolytic galvanic.
The kidnapping and the accusations
The factory had been placed under preventive seizure at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Torre Annunziata, after the investigations had ascertained illegal discharges of industrial wastewatercontaining heavy metals (zinc, chromium, copper and nickel) well above the legal limits.
Despite the appointment of the same entrepreneur to judicial custodian, he would have entered theseized area, violating the seals.
Environmental damage
Laboratory tests revealed a serious contamination of the soil, of the subsoil and of the public sewerage system, with concentrations of toxic substances higher than the threshold values established by the Consolidated Environmental Law (Legislative Decree 152/2006). The pollution, resulting from the galvanic activity, would have caused a widespread environmental damage, aggravated by soil permeability polluted.
Illegal waste disposal
In addition to the illegal discharges, the investigations – coordinated by the Torre Annunziata Public Prosecutor's Office – have also ascertained the uncontrolled abandonment of hazardous liquid waste products from industrial activity.
After the formalities, the entrepreneur was taken to his home, where he will serve his sentence. arrest awaiting trial. The operation confirms the authorities' commitment to combating environmental crimes, increasingly at the centre of attention due to the serious consequences on health and the ecosystem.
Article published on March 31, 2025 - 10pm
The article talks about a serious situation regarding pollution, but I don't understand how it is possible that an entrepreneur can violate the seals so easily. There should be stricter controls to prevent this type of environmental crimes.