Catanzaro: A flurry of environmental inspections, reports, and seizures.

The Carabinieri of the Catanzaro Provincial Command continue to crack down on environmental crimes. In the last few days, a series of targeted checks led to reports, administrative sanctions and seizures in different areas of the Catanzaro, with the valuable contribution from the Forestry Units engaged in widespread checks in various municipalities of the province.

The inspection activities involved numerous areas, from illegal tree felling to uncontrolled waste dumping, highlighting a widespread situation of environmental illegality. In Davoli and Soverato, two companies – one operating in the water purification sector and the other in construction sector – they ended up in the sights of the military for irregular registration of waste forms. For both of them it happened a fine exceeding 4.000 euros.

In Sellia Marina it was discovered instead an uncontrolled deposit of special waste on a private plot of land of approximately 60 square meterswhere they were found plastic pipes, wood scraps, glass and plexiglass, abandoned in an illegal manner with serious consequences for the environment. Similar situation in Motta Santa Lucia, where i Carabinieri of the Conflenti Station have two local men reported for unauthorized management of special waste, proceeding to the seizure of the entire area.

What has been ascertained is particularly serious at Decollatura, where i Forestry Carabinieri of Serrastretta they documented the illegal felling of 37 tall trees, which should have guaranteed the continuity of the forest as seed-bearing matricesThe trees had instead been felled to be illegally resold as firewood.

Finally, in the coastal strip of Soverato, two truck drivers they were caught at transporting non-hazardous special waste without authorization. For both of them it was raised an administrative fine of 2.000 euros.

A significant balance sheet, which confirms The Carabinieri's hard line against those who put the territory at riskThe controls will continue unabated, since Environmental protection and land conservation are top priorities for the Catanzaro Provincial Command..