40 People Caught Dumping 3,000 Tons of Business Waste at Empty Factory

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] A group of 40 people who illegally dumped about 3,000 tons of business waste after renting an empty factory were arrested.

The Gyeongnam Gimhae Western Police Station announced on the 14th that six people, including the ringleader A (46), were arrested on charges of violating the Waste Management Act, and 34 people, including intermediary B (63), were booked without detention.

Earlier this year, they rented an empty factory in Gimhae and sequentially conspired to commit the crime by searching for waste disposal companies and transport vehicles to dump waste there.

Then, from April this year for about a month, they collected business waste from all over the country and illegally dumped about 3,000 tons of waste at this factory using 25-ton cargo trucks arranged through a freight transport application.

They meticulously planned the crime to avoid investigation by pretending to have processed the waste at authorized business sites.

The crime was reportedly led by ringleader A, who recruited people he had previously worked with in the waste collection field.

A police official said, "Recently, 'corporate-type waste dumping' incidents, where empty factories in remote domestic areas are rented to illegally dump waste, have been continuously occurring," and added, "We plan to strengthen intelligence gathering and respond actively and strictly."

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