Second arrest made over illegal waste site in Liverpool. The Environment Agency has made a second arrest in connection with an illegal waste site in south Liverpool. A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of operating the site, with an HGV and excavator seized. The first arrest was made on 2 February when a different man was detained at the site.
Jennifer Brittlebank, area environment manager at the Environment Agency, said the agency had "made significant progress" in its investigation. The Joint Unit for Waste Crime and Merseyside Police are also involved. The arrests come as the government prepares to release its Waste Crime Action Plan this week, which includes proposed penalty points on driving licences for fly-tipping convictions and new enforcement powers for the Environment Agency.
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