Criminals are exploiting Spain as a dumping ground for over 40,000 tonnes of waste from Italy each year. This illegal trade rakes in £16 million annually while exposing Spanish communities to significant environmental and health hazards.
In a major victory against environmental crime, the Guardia Civil has dismantled a network that had been smuggling untreated urban waste from Italy to Spain annually since 2021. Code-named 'Rifiuti,' the operation uncovered how the organisation profited over £16 million (€19 million) by illegally disposing of waste at landfills in Tarragona and Cuenca.
