E-waste
Spain: More e-waste crime exposed
July 10, 2020
Spanish police arrested and afterwards released five people who are associated with an Aznalcóllar company involved in the recycling of electronic material.
Spain: 2.5K tonnes of waste trafficked to Africa
June 29, 2020
In another raid by the Spanish Civil Guard in the Canary Islands, 700 kg of electrical waste and electronic equipment was among the waste seized after a two-year investigation. Europol’s support was key to cracking the case given the different nationalities of the suspects. Europol’s experts from the Environmental Crime Unit supported the investigation by providing operational analysis and expert liaison with third parties
