Gardaí to seize trucks for illegal dumping

GARDAÍ will be able to seize trucks suspected of being involved in illegal dumping under Government proposals.

The move is part of a major crackdown on a trade that is generating millions of euro in profit for unscrupulous individuals and criminal gangs.

It is also costing the State large sums of money through lengthy investigations by waste enforcement officers and gardaí and in environmental clean-up costs.