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Europol investigation into illegal hazardous waste dumping leads to 13 arrests

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Europol investigation into illegal hazardous waste dumping leads to 13 arrests
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Thirteen people have been arrested for illegally disposing 35 000 tonnes of hazardous waste in Croatia. The environmental crime network is believed to have made €4 million by illegally importing hazardous waste from Italy, Slovenia and Germany to Croatia. Europol supported the investigations.

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