eThekwini: Clean-up operations starting to bear fruit
Ethekwini Municipality
says a man has been handed over to police after he was allegedly found in
possession of large packets of drugs during a clean-up operation in the city.
Metro police allegedly found the cannabis in the man's vehicle at a checkpoint near the Bisasar Landfill Site in Springfield.
City spokesperson Lindiwe Khuzwayo says vehicles are checked to determine if they have the scheduled trade permit to transport waste.
"The checkpoint was introduced during the start of the Bisasar clean-up operation recently and is operated by the city’s law enforcement officers."
Khuzwayo says the man was handed over to Sydenham police.
She says tonnes of waste that have been illegally dumped by residents and businesses were collected outside the landfill site.
They include garden waste, building rubble, and commercial and industrial waste.
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The city urges residents and businesses to refrain from illegal dumping.
Khuzwayo says will continue to issue fines to transgressors who dump waste on open spaces. Residents are urged to report those who dump illegally on the following contact details: 031 311 8804 or email [email protected].
