The Civil Guard finds 5,000 tons of used printing toners in a clandestine warehouse in Murcia
Three people are being investigated for this crime against the environment, for usurpation of property and for belonging to a criminal organization
These hazardous wastes were stacked without any type of control in a seized industrial warehouse that lacks extinguishing and surveillance means.
The Civil Guard investigates three people in Murcia after having found 5,000 tons of used printer toners in a clandestine warehouse. The toners were stacked without any type of control or the corresponding labeling in an industrial warehouse in Baños y Mendigo (Murcia) , which was also seized. The property also had no means of extinction or surveillance.
The three investigated charged for the management of this waste from different points of the national geography such as Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo, Castellón, Cádiz and Cantabria, among others, as well as imported from Italy.
Dangerous residues
Considered as hazardous waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), the toners were stacked in cardboard boxes, in large bags and scattered on the floor, even spilling large amounts of ink on the floor.
There are different types of toner, mostly made of iron and carbon, and other elements such as chromium, copper, inorganic cyanides, acrylics, developer and thermoplastic particles.
Small particles are dangerous because they can be easily breathed into the lungs and even into the bloodstream.
The cartridges contain different metals, plastic and the toner itself, which can spread through the air ten times faster than ordinary dust and cause allergies in people, contaminating the soil and water.
The 'Murton' operation has resulted in the investigation of three people in Murcia, who have been instructed to carry out proceedings as alleged perpetrators of crimes against natural resources and the environment, usurpation of property and belonging to a criminal organization .
For more information, you can contact the Peripheral Communication Office of the Civil Guard in Murcia, telephone 968 234 565, extensions 444, 446, 314.
