0:00:02 > 0:00:05On every street in Britain, the fight is on to keep it clean.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08It's an environmental issue, an eyesore.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It's just not what people want to see.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Every day thousands of tonnes of rubbish
0:00:14 > 0:00:16is dumped right across the UK.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Whether it's cigarettes, dog mess, or bags of builders' rubble,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24this mucky mess is wrecking our cities and countryside.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Coming up on today's programme...
0:00:26 > 0:00:31An undercover operation to work out who dumped this lot at a church.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Thank you very much. Goodbye.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Tomorrow at 9.30, which means we're going to have a busy day tomorrow.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40A nursery hit by fly-tipping.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44It really does make me angry and very disappointed.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Everything we've tried hasn't worked.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51And in East London, a rather fishy tale.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Officers are on the hunt for someone who's been dumping bags
0:00:55 > 0:00:57of stinking, rotten, fish guts.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Fish juice and guts were running down through the skylight
0:01:01 > 0:01:03into the basement below where the offices are.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The business had to vacate the premises for three days.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09It became unoccupiable because of the smell.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13This is the fight against Britain's filthy, rotten scoundrels.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Enfield, London, and officers Jeff, Lee and Dave
0:01:36 > 0:01:38have a busy day ahead of them.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40They're planning a sting operation
0:01:40 > 0:01:44as part of an investigation into illegal fly-tipping in the borough.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49That's the flyer that they delivered in an address in Southgate.
0:01:49 > 0:01:55The plan is to phone them and arrange an appointment to meet them,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57tomorrow morning at about 11.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00The property we're using tomorrow then...
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- Yes?- Who owns this?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04That's all concluded.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The officers have been investigating a number
0:02:07 > 0:02:12of serious fly-tips in Enfield and one was even outside a church.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14A number of people claimed they paid a company
0:02:14 > 0:02:16to take rubbish away from their homes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20It's this company the officers need to speak to about the dumping.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25As the same people appear to be linked to more and more fly-tips,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27officers decided enough was enough.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29They were involved in other instances
0:02:29 > 0:02:33of fly-tipping in locations that we've already found fly-tipping,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35but at that time I couldn't prove it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I only have evidence of two.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40How much waste are we talking about, then?
0:02:40 > 0:02:45That's the amount that was dumped in the driveway to the church.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47That's a lot of waste.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51That's the lot that was dumped in the parade behind the shops.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- How much tonnes of waste would you say?- A couple of tonnes.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Have there been any instances since the last one at the church?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01None have been reported to us. There's been fly-tipping
0:03:01 > 0:03:04but there might not have been evidence.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Once we've searched their vehicle,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I'm looking for links to any other offences.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12The first part of the officers' plan
0:03:12 > 0:03:15is to call the number on a flyer for the company.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18They hope that they'll agree to collect some waste
0:03:18 > 0:03:22from a property tomorrow. Time to make that phone call.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25We've got one PC and one PCSO.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28But the PC would effect the arrest.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37The conversation will be recorded, but will they take the bait?
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Hello, there. I've got some waste I need to be removed.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53We're actually in EN3.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Yeah, off of the...Bullsmoor Lane.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05No problem.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Thanks.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10She's going to call back.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15They've managed to make contact, but have they suspected anything?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Will they call Dave back?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Hello?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27No problem.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29We're doing a refit of the kitchen.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33We've got some other bits later on but we're refitting the kitchen.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37So obviously we've got some kitchen units, tiles, plasterboard,
0:04:37 > 0:04:38stuff of that nature.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Just general building stuff.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45Well, ideally, we're looking for tomorrow if possible.
0:04:45 > 0:04:489.30, yeah?
0:04:48 > 0:04:53If you get lost or you have trouble finding it, give me a ring.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56No problem.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Thank you very much. Bye-bye.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Dave's got a result. The company agreed to come to the address.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Time to work out a plan for tomorrow.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Right. I think it's best we meet on site. I'll phone the police today.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16We'll actually meet on site and do all the briefings in the house.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21We'll meet at 8 o'clock on the site, yeah? And we'll jacket all up.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Tomorrow at 9.30, which means we'll have a busy day tomorrow.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Part one of the operation has been a success, but how will it unfold?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37The officers are all set for their sting operation.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Jeff, you're outside. Me and Dave are in the kitchen.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43You guys are going to be with the camera on standby.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46But could the van be a no-show?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49This is the nervous bit. Waiting.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50There's nothing else to do.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Just wait and see if they turn up.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57In the coastal district of Tendring in Essex,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00the Council's Darren Weaver is chasing fly-tippers
0:06:00 > 0:06:06and the 30-year-old special investigations officer has a lead.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Basically, we're in Dovercourt near Harwich.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I've had a report of some fly-tipping.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18It looks like it's quite a regular occurrence, by the look of it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20A few different sites of dumping.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23It doesn't look like they're all from one occasion.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28What's worse is this is a shocking location for anyone to dump rubbish.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Right next to a kids' play area.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32A football pitch there.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36You can see that they use this as a cut-through.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40The last thing you want is them cutting themselves on glass,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43or cutting themselves on anything there.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44As if that's not bad enough,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48the site also backs onto the Buckets And Spades nursery
0:06:48 > 0:06:53and after-school club where around 80 children come to play.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It's not always fun and games for the kids or owner, Mary Piper,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59who has to live with this day in, day out.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- What are you planting today, then? - A tomato.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05As we run a nursery and it's caring for children
0:07:05 > 0:07:08and people want a clean, healthy environment,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11it's very difficult, when as people drive in,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14they see the absolute mess out at the front there.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20Because that isn't taken care of, we get the fall-out from that.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23The problem escalates because if there's one lot of rubbish
0:07:23 > 0:07:26it looks like a messy area. It looks like a rubbish dump,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30so people start to think they can dump their rubbish there as well.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33So it's just a spiral that goes on and on.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39It really does make me angry and very disappointed,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42but we feel helpless to do anything about it.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Everything we've tried hasn't worked.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46No pressure then!
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Darren's an ex-London policeman who has first-rate detective skills.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53He'll find out who's responsible for this dangerous mess
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and bring the fly-tippers down.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00But first it's back to basics.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01He needs to find clues.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I'm going to search through all the sites.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I wouldn't say it's the best part of my job
0:08:09 > 0:08:13but the bit I like the most, which is the prosecuting,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15taking people to court, I can't do unless I do this bit.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19So it's taking the rough with the smooth, really.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Getting my hands dirty and looking for evidence is all part of my job.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27If it's got to be done, it's got to be done.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30The tiniest detail could give Darren a break.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35But it's not just the mess this dumped stuff makes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38It also carries danger, too.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42This is obviously a big problem that we have.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Sometimes when waste gets dumped,
0:08:45 > 0:08:51people think, "Oh, I know, I'll set fire to it, because that's fun."
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Apparently, that's what they think.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56In an area like this, if they do it, the fire could spread.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Sometimes they set fire to it to hide any evidence within the bags.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05But Darren knows exactly what he's looking for
0:09:05 > 0:09:09and not even a fire will stop this enviro-enforcer.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I can already see something that looks like a letter.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Obviously someone's attempted to burn this.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28But I can still read it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Whoever dumped this may have thought they got rid of the evidence.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Not so.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37The reason for me taking these photographs is so that
0:09:37 > 0:09:41when we do finally put a case together we can show continuity
0:09:41 > 0:09:47from where we found the evidence, the leads and enquiries we've done,
0:09:47 > 0:09:52to try and trace it, to show that we have found it in this site.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I'll be taking that with me.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Then unbelievably Darren realises that the letter looks familiar.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01A letter here from us.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08And what's more, it's not just one letter.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I've got a number of letters here.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12They're quite personal
0:10:12 > 0:10:15council letters and Department of Work and Pensions.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17A good bit of history.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22And it's only just been set alight. It's still wet. It's been put out.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I'll start doing some enquiries.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28There's not a moment to lose.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Darren's determined to find out who's been dumping dangerous waste
0:10:32 > 0:10:34and burning it next to the nursery.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37He's not in the mood for messing around and is heading
0:10:37 > 0:10:41straight for the address he found on the burnt-out letter.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I'll ask him straight out.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47"Why are your letters within rubbish that's been burnt at a dump site?"
0:10:47 > 0:10:52And see what he has to say. He might have an explanation
0:10:52 > 0:10:57or he might just put his hands up and say, "Well, I done it."
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Then what I'd do is caution them,
0:11:00 > 0:11:04the reason being if I don't caution them,
0:11:04 > 0:11:08anything they say after I've spoken to them regarding the offence
0:11:08 > 0:11:10they can deny and say, "He never cautioned me.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13"I didn't know he was going to use it in evidence."
0:11:13 > 0:11:17They'll give me an explanation of some kind and then I'll invite them
0:11:17 > 0:11:21for a PACE interview and I'll question them on tape.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Anything they say is important to my case and I can use it in evidence.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Darren is in his element.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31He likes getting his teeth stuck into an investigation.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35It's a buzz.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38That's the whole fun of it, when I know that I'm onto something.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42That burnt thing is a treasure map. I'm on the hunt for the treasure.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I'm going to go and find it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47And he's getting closer to finding his pot of gold
0:11:47 > 0:11:52but he hasn't quite found where X marks the spot.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56As Darren arrives at the address on the burnt envelopes,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01he manages to get into the property but what will he find inside?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04KNOCKING
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Britain is famous for some fantastic fresh fish.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Grilled, steamed or battered with chips and ketchup
0:12:18 > 0:12:21there's absolutely nothing better.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26In Tower Hamlets, in east London, the fish on the menu was unsavoury
0:12:26 > 0:12:30as Environmental Services found themselves
0:12:30 > 0:12:32on the trail of a very fishy tale.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Council enviro-enforcer Dave Masters was in charge of the investigation.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41We deal with bags of waste all over the borough all day long
0:12:41 > 0:12:44but the level and nature of the complaints,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48we could tell this was something different.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51David was called out to locations across the borough
0:12:51 > 0:12:53where huge bin bags of rotting
0:12:53 > 0:12:56fish were spilling their guts across the streets.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The stench had to be smelt to be believed.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Before I even opened the bin I could smell this dreadful smell.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07When I got them onto the footway and opened them up,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11they contained fish guts, heads, scales, lots of blood.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15It looked like the fish had probably been there in the bin for a few days.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19We had to have masks on and gloves to protect ourselves.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21The smell was unbearable.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26David has seen and smelt some horrific sights in his 20-odd years
0:13:26 > 0:13:30in the job but this illegal dumping took his breath away.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I had to back off for a few minutes and then have another look at it.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39One business in the area suffered more than most
0:13:39 > 0:13:42as the fish-dumping nightmare escalated.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Bags of rotting fish were placed in a bin outside their offices.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49They had a refuse container on hire from the council.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Blood and fish juice and guts were running down through the skylight
0:13:53 > 0:13:56into the basement below where the offices are.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01As a result, the business had to vacate the premises for three days.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03It became unoccupiable because of the smell
0:14:03 > 0:14:07and it took three days to clean it all up before the smell subsided
0:14:07 > 0:14:10and they could go back into their premises again.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Despite the terrible stink, no-one had seen anyone
0:14:14 > 0:14:17abandoning the bulging bin bags
0:14:17 > 0:14:21and David had no idea who was behind this terrible enviro crime.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27After days of detailed work, his investigation struck gold.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31A late-night club had a CCTV camera trained on one of the streets
0:14:31 > 0:14:33where the fish were being dumped.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Would their footage shed any light on the perpetrator of this deed?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40They kindly let us view their CCTV footage.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45We wondered what they'd captured. It was fantastic, because they captured
0:14:45 > 0:14:48the vehicle pulling into Ebor Street from Redchurch Street.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Hardly anyone around in the morning, 4 o'clock, deserted.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Turned his lights off, opened his side door up, bag on the footway
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and away within a minute,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02back on to Bethnal Green Road and on to Billingsgate Market.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05But David' lucky break was short-lived.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Unbelievably, the footage was too grainy to identify the man
0:15:09 > 0:15:11or the number plate of the van.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Frustrated, David was back to square one.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17He decided to ramp up the investigation.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Calling in colleagues, he mounted a stake-out on the streets
0:15:20 > 0:15:22where the fish was turning up
0:15:22 > 0:15:25in the hope of catching the fish-dumping fiend red-handed.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31We decided to do surveillance to see if we could catch the person.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35So on a few evenings and early mornings, we sat here in cars
0:15:35 > 0:15:37waiting for the person to come along.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41From the footage we had from the private members' club,
0:15:41 > 0:15:45we knew what time the person turned up and which direction they came in.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Unfortunately, on the three evenings we turned up here
0:15:48 > 0:15:51and parked up, he didn't turn up.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54The dumping changed to another part of the borough.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58David was no further forward in his investigation.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03And the bags were now turning up in a completely different location.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08The pavement outside Mr Kaya's clothes shop
0:16:08 > 0:16:13became the latest target for the fish-dumper to spread his stench.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16He was in front of our shop before we was opening the shop
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and we seen a few bags.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It smells like... Really, I can't explain.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25It was very, very bad. We can't stay here.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28And the customers didn't want to come in the shop.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30They was running away.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33We couldn't touch it, we don't know what it is.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37With local people distressed and businesses losing customers,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40David wasn't going to let the tipper get away with it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Bags oozing with stinking contents were still arriving on the pavement
0:16:44 > 0:16:49outside Mr Kaya's shop. So David's investigation intensified.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53He mounted not one but two CCTV cameras either side of the premises.
0:16:53 > 0:16:5624-hour surveillance was now under way.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Would the rotten scoundrel turn up or would he have changed location
0:17:00 > 0:17:04and slipped away as the net closed in?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11We knew we had some quality footage because we'd seen the bags appearing.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14We just hoped that we'd got sharp images of the number plate,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18and of the person getting out. That was important.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21We knew we'd captured something, but we were very anxious
0:17:21 > 0:17:23about the quality of the image.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27This time, David took no chances.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Camera number one was trained on the shop front so he could get a
0:17:30 > 0:17:34clear view of the van, number plate and the person involved.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38He was determined to catch the scoundrel responsible.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42It doesn't get much worse than the smell of rotting fish.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44The dumping was taking place here,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47so we had the camera focused right on this spot.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51It didn't matter if the van parked ten metres away, we got it all.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55This camera was no ordinary, bog-standard camera.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59David had it fitted with top-of-the-range gear.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02We had a night-vision lens put in. We got number plates.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05We got the person getting out of the vehicle.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07We could see what they were wearing,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09their build, their height.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14But it was the second camera that finally caught the man in the act.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16From the other camera on this side of the street,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20we actually got Mr Kendry opening the side door of his van,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23lifting bags out and lowering them onto the street.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Back of the net. David had the fish-dumper banged to rights.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30He had fantastic footage.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35But to make the case completely watertight, David also set up
0:18:35 > 0:18:39another surveillance sting to track the van's movements.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41And when his colleagues followed their target,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43they were amazed at what they found.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Early Saturday morning, he turned up.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49He got out of his van and he dumped the bags.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53They followed him to Billingsgate fish market where he bought fish.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56They then followed him all the way over to Westminster,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59to Church Street Market, where he set up a fish stall.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03It's probably no surprise, but the man was in the business.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08He was a fishmonger and somebody who should have known better.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13Fishmongers routinely create lots of waste as they gut and clean fish,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15but they have to dispose of it safely,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17not put it out for the bin men.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Paul Earles of Moxon's Fishmongers in south-east London
0:19:23 > 0:19:25has been a fishmonger man and boy,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and certainly knows how to get rid of guts.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32The fish is cleaned on the block and then it'll go into the bin
0:19:32 > 0:19:36and then it's taken and put into a container,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38which we ice at night to keep it nice and cool.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Then it's taken away to be incinerated.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47This good fishmonger knows the importance of happy neighbours.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Being part of the community,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53we obviously have a responsibility to keep everyone around us happy
0:19:53 > 0:19:56and keep the smell and everything to a minimum.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59So the more regularly we have the waste collected,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03the more we manage our waste properly, the happier everyone is.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Too true, Paul.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09After surveillance of Mr Kendry
0:20:09 > 0:20:12running his fish stall in Westminster, he was arrested.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17He sold his fish five miles away from where he dumped his rubbish.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Talk about not in my backyard, please.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23On questioning, he initially seemed unconcerned about all the...ahem...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26HADDOCK he'd been causing in east London.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30He seemed very blase about it. Very cool, calm, collected.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33But the phantom fish-dumper's slippery
0:20:33 > 0:20:37ice-cool soon evaporated when David showed him the CCTV footage.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40At that point, he didn't want to answer any more questions.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I think he started to realise the gravity of the situation.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47He asked for a solicitor, we terminated the interview,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49and he was charged with eight counts
0:20:49 > 0:20:53of illegal storage and disposal of commercial waste.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Stitched up like a kipper.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Mr Kendry took the rap.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00He pleaded guilty to all eight charges.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05He was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £2,300 costs.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09He knew he was doing something wrong, but I don't think he realised
0:21:09 > 0:21:12the gravity of the situation. He probably thought,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16"It's one bag. I'll leave it here and they'll pick it up."
0:21:16 > 0:21:20What he wasn't taking into account was its smell and offensive nature.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21The effect on local businesses,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25the cost to the council of picking it up and jet-washing the streets.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29This was a steady trickle of waste over a period of months.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34After lots of hard work, it was a great outcome for David.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It was extremely satisfying.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42It's months of work gone into getting this person to get to court.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47When you get a successful verdict, that's what you're looking for.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Still to come on Filthy Rotten Scoundrels...
0:21:55 > 0:21:59In Tendring on the Essex coast, enviro-enforcer Darren Weaver
0:21:59 > 0:22:03is on the hunt for a person who dumped and set light to a fly-tip
0:22:03 > 0:22:04near a children's play area.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11What will he find inside the flat where the letters have come from?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17And in Northwest London, could CCTV be the saviour of the day
0:22:17 > 0:22:22for one officer that's determined to nail these brazen fly-tippers?
0:22:22 > 0:22:28They were sufficiently serious to merit prosecution.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30But first...
0:22:32 > 0:22:37Back in Enfield in London, it's 8am on day two of a sting operation.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40A company has agreed to come to a house to pick up some waste.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44They think they're going to be collecting an old kitchen
0:22:44 > 0:22:49but when they arrive, they'll be met by officers Dave, Jeff and Lee.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55Lee kicks off the morning by briefing everyone.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57OK, let's just run through it.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00You're outside, me and Dave are in the kitchen.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04You guys are going to be in the front room, waiting on standby.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06They'll be pulling up.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09We start recording their activities.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Take some photographs as well. You've got your camera organised.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16The officers are desperate to speak to the people
0:23:16 > 0:23:21about a number of serious fly-tips that have happened in the borough,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23including one at a local church.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26The officers need to surprise them like this
0:23:26 > 0:23:30to guarantee they'll turn up, and then they can be interviewed.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34They'll be checking if they have a waste carrier's licence
0:23:34 > 0:23:38and whether they're involved with the illegally dumped waste.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43As Jeff parks up out front,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Lee briefs the police.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48This is all on private land,
0:23:48 > 0:23:52so we need to establish how that waste got there from that house.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Officer Dave has got the whole plan covered.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02What I'll do is, when they come, they'll come to the front door.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07The police officers and support will be in the living room,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09the living room door will be shut.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12They'll come in through the front door into the kitchen.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16The back gate is locked and secure.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18The back door will be shut.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22We can bring them into the kitchen, confirm their identities,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25confirm they are who we're looking for,
0:24:25 > 0:24:30confirm that we believe they are the ones who are suspected
0:24:30 > 0:24:32of fly-tipping offences.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The officers aren't sure these people are responsible
0:24:37 > 0:24:41for the fly-tips, but that's the reason for this operation.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46They need to speak to them face to face about what's been going on.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Everyone's set. Now, all they can do is sit and wait.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53This is the nervous bit, waiting.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55There's nothing else to do.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Just wait to see if they turn up.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01It's now 9.20 and the van is due in just ten minutes.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06MOBILE RINGS
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Hello?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Hello there.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Yep.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21We're the second turning on the right after the right-hand bend.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24All right, then.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Cheers. Bye-bye.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- They're about 15 minutes away. - They're 15 minutes away.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33So the 15-minute countdown has begun.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Have they smelt a rat, or will they turn up?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Then, just on cue, a truck pulls up.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- It's them.- Stand by.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52And they've now got to the front door.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Time to have a chat with them.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59The reason we called you out, we're from Enfield Council.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02We'd like to have a chat with you about some fly-tipping.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08If you want to come inside, we'll have a chat about that.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Yeah? Cos we've got some evidence related to some fly-tips.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15We'll discuss that shortly.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18My name is David. I'm an Environmental Crime Officer.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Lee is a colleague of mine. He also works for Environmental Crime.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Obviously, we're from the police.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26You don't have to say anything,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- something which rely on in court. - It's all going to plan so far.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Still to come... Find out how the interview pans out.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Do you recognise the fly-tipping here?
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Do you recognise any of this waste?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47But could there be more to this story than first meets the eye?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Could it be someone else that's fly-tipping?
0:26:50 > 0:26:54When you passed the waste on to him at any time, did you ask him
0:26:54 > 0:26:58where he was going to take it or how he was going to dispose of it?
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Back in Tendring, and the district council's enviro-super-sleuth
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Darren Weaver is investigating fly-tips in Dovercourt.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10They're not just an eyesore,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14but a liability for the kids at a local nursery and after-school club.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It really does make me angry and very disappointed,
0:27:19 > 0:27:23but we feel helpless to do anything about it,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26because everything we've tried hasn't worked.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Darren has found burned letters in the fly-tip
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and is taking no prisoners on this one.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34He's heading straight to the address of the envelopes
0:27:34 > 0:27:36to confront the person face-to-face.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38186.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41184.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43What number are you, please?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- 182.- 182. Thank you.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47180 as well?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49You might be able to help me, as it goes.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53The address he's looking for is above the estate agents.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57I've just spoken to this lady and gentleman here,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00and the person I'm looking for hasn't live there for...
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- How many years would you say? - Over two years.- Over two years.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08But someone else does live there. They're not there at the moment
0:28:08 > 0:28:10due to personal reasons.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14I'll make a note of their name and there's some more enquiries I can do.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18The man whose name is on the envelope
0:28:18 > 0:28:21hasn't lived in the flat for more than two years.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25The flat isn't currently let out and the estate agent owns it,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27so he's agreed to let Darren have a look around.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Lovely.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Hello? KNOCKING
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Hello?
0:28:37 > 0:28:42Darren hasn't found else to help his investigation from inside the flat.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46It's empty and is being redecorated so it can be let out again.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50I've finished in there.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52D'you know it is all open up there?
0:28:52 > 0:28:57- The lock's been cut off. - OK. As long as you're aware.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Well, thanks for your help. - Thank you.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- No worries.- Take care.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Take care. Bye-bye.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06With no more clues from the flat or the estate agents,
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Darren's heading back to the office to crack on with the investigation.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Darren's patch of Tendring is a seaside district,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17so it's no surprise that he has to keep an eye on the ports
0:29:17 > 0:29:20that lie along its 36 miles of coastline.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23He's got another case that needs his urgent attention.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Harwich has been a gateway to northern continental Europe
0:29:27 > 0:29:30since the 1880s, and Darren isn't happy
0:29:30 > 0:29:32about how people have been treating it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38We're in Harwich, You've got Harwich International Docks here.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43When people are coming into the country from France or wherever,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45they're getting off the ferry,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49they're coming out and the first thing they're seeing
0:29:49 > 0:29:52is this service station with loads of rubbish everywhere.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56And they're thinking, "Cor, this is nice. This is England for you."
0:29:56 > 0:29:58I don't want people to think that.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I don't want them think, "What a dump!"
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Cos it's first impressions and all that.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07They're going to think, "What a dump! I don't want to stay here."
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Go from there, go straight into the exit thinking, "Go again."
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Darren's right. This rubbish just gives us a bad name.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19But this isn't just fly-tipping. This is littering pure and simple.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I'm going to treat this more of a...
0:30:22 > 0:30:26This is an accumulation issue. The site in general has got a problem.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30It looks like this place has been hit by every man and his dog.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Rubbish attracts rubbish. They say,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37"Everyone else seems to be dumping their waste here, it must be OK,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40"or if it ain't OK, I'm not going to get caught."
0:30:40 > 0:30:46Bosh, and they dump it out the window, dump it here and again
0:30:46 > 0:30:49no-one to overlook it. Look. If you're parked up here,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51who's going to be looking at you? No-one.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56This is something that Darren has seen time and time again.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59What I don't want to happen is the little bits of waste accumulate
0:30:59 > 0:31:03and one day someone going, "I've got half a tonne of bricks here.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07"Where can we get rid of it? There's a petrol station round the corner."
0:31:07 > 0:31:11And it's more prevention. And if you keep an area tidy,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14it's less likely to be dumped on. If you go to tidy areas
0:31:14 > 0:31:19with lovely greens and no waste, people don't fly-tip there.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21We keep it tidy, number one,
0:31:21 > 0:31:23we're more likely to get reports of fly-tipping,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26number two, we're less likely to get fly-tipping,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30and number three, it looks nicer when people come into our country
0:31:30 > 0:31:35and they're seeing an old forecourt, but it's still tidy.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38This forecourt is privately owned,
0:31:38 > 0:31:42so Darren's determined to save taxpayers' money.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48I don't think it's right for the council to pay to clear this.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50D'you know what I mean?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Whoever owns this land, they need to clean this.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I'll get the person who should be sorting it to sort it.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00That's right, Darren, you tell 'em.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04He's concentrating his skills on the case of the burnt letters
0:32:04 > 0:32:08that he found near the children's nursery.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13He's now back at headquarters and is trying to track down the man
0:32:13 > 0:32:15whose name was on the envelopes.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18He's using all the resources within the council that might have
0:32:18 > 0:32:22contact details for the man, and first up is the housing department.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Hello, is Charlie there, please?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29I need to speak to her pretty urgently.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Yeah. Thank you.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36Hello, Charlie, are you all right?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Yeah.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42Let me just write this down.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46July 2006, Feb 2008, yep.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50If I can do some investigation over the phone, it saves me legwork.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Where did he move to, do you know?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56For Benefits, have you got a direct number for anyone?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59I'll drop you an e-mail, let you know what happens.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01All right, bye.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07You can see her views are strong.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09When I told her why I was investigating, she was like,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12"Oh, I hope you catch them,"
0:33:12 > 0:33:15She's thinking, "How dare someone take stuff
0:33:15 > 0:33:19"and set it alight next to a kids' play area?"
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Next on his list is the Benefits department.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26What about their date of birth? Is that on there?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30OK. All right, and another quickie if that's all right.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Have you got the National Insurance number on him?
0:33:32 > 0:33:37Darren's also been given some extra information to help him.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41This bloke here used to live on the High Street in Dovercourt.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45He moved from the High Street and took everything with him.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49So I know that this letter has been moved
0:33:49 > 0:33:52from the High Street to Harwich.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54But Harwich is where the leads try up.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Despite picking up on other leads,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Darren can't track down where the man is now.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03But there is some good news.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09I've now got contacts in Housing, who's now been given authority
0:34:09 > 0:34:14because of this one telephone call to give me whatever information I want.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Benefits will give me whatever information I want.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20You're all individual departments
0:34:20 > 0:34:25and you've got to be given authority to speak. It's all Data Protection.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But I'm creating links within this and we're all becoming
0:34:28 > 0:34:31almost like a multi-agency approach within one council.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I find out where you live, I find out what benefits you're getting,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I find out your history, everything within a few telephone calls.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42People will know "Speak to Darren cos something will be done."
0:34:42 > 0:34:47or I'll ring them up and they'll be on their computer helping me out.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52This investigation is clearly going to keep Darren busy for some time,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54but he's determined to crack it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57The other case at the port of Harwich also kept Darren busy,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00but he managed to get the owners to clear it up.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Now when people come off the ferry from abroad,
0:35:03 > 0:35:07they're not greeted by mounds of rubbish. Nice one, Darren.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10No case is easy for him to solve, but what keeps him going
0:35:10 > 0:35:15is the knowledge that every day his work is making a difference.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19Every case, even if there's no conviction at the end of it,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23is a benefit and it makes the next case likely to be solved quicker
0:35:23 > 0:35:26and people are more aware, thinking, "It ain't worth it."
0:35:26 > 0:35:29I want them to go, "For the sake of 50 quid, 100 quid,
0:35:29 > 0:35:35"Let's get a skip, otherwise we're going to have Darren on our case."
0:35:35 > 0:35:38People go, "Oh, you're the geezer from the council, aren't you?"
0:35:38 > 0:35:41And I think the message is getting across. I hope it is.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43So, fly-tippers, take note.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46If you're anywhere near Tendring, there's one man
0:35:46 > 0:35:51who is more than likely to one day come knocking on your door.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Fly-tipping - the scourge of our streets.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Each year, a 1 million fly-tipping incidents are dealt with
0:36:01 > 0:36:06by local authorities, costing them a shocking £74 million to clear up.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09In Brent, a large borough in Northwest London,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12enviro-enforcer John Swan is fighting back
0:36:12 > 0:36:16against the tide of filth swamping our cities,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19and household waste is his biggest enemy.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25It costs this borough £700,000 a year to clear up and investigate.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30And one beautiful summer's day in 2008 brought another instance
0:36:30 > 0:36:34of the rubbish mountain that John is trying to control.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38We received a phone call about large fly-tip that had been dumped
0:36:38 > 0:36:41at the end of a cul-de-sac in Wembley.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Initial investigations revealed a CCTV camera that,
0:36:45 > 0:36:50by sheer luck, covered the location where the dumping took place,
0:36:50 > 0:36:55and lo and behold, the dirty rotten scoundrels were caught in the act.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00There was general household waste, boxes, broken tables, chairs, bags...
0:37:00 > 0:37:04An instance like this that you see on this CCTV.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07This is such a brazen offence of dumping,
0:37:07 > 0:37:12regardless of any environmental impact or danger,
0:37:12 > 0:37:18and as far as I was concerned serious enough to merit prosecution,
0:37:18 > 0:37:19and that's what occurred.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Britain supposedly has the most CCTV cameras in Europe,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28and it seems like Big Brother is watching us wherever we go,
0:37:28 > 0:37:33but for John and enviro-enforcers, CCTV has been an invaluable
0:37:33 > 0:37:35tool in the fight against crime,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38and this camera was worth its weight in gold -
0:37:38 > 0:37:41not only did it capture the culprits red-handed,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44but John was also able to identify the suspects.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46They only lived round the corner.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Have they never heard of the old saying that goes a bit like,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53"You shouldn't dump on your own doorstep"?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56So we were able to go and identify the householder
0:37:56 > 0:37:59and he was subsequently invited in for interview.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05The culprit denied the charges, but John had an ace up his sleeve.
0:38:05 > 0:38:11When we showed him the CCTV, it identified him and three others.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15If John had £1 for every sudden change of heart when the culprit
0:38:15 > 0:38:19sees himself on camera, he'd be a very, very rich man today.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Once he'd seen the CCTV coverage,
0:38:21 > 0:38:25of course, he readily admitted it was his responsibility.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30It's the lack of thought that gets enviro-enforcer John's back up.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32He had no care about the environment
0:38:32 > 0:38:35and the impact of dumping on the pavement.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Mr Samini pleaded guilty at Brent magistrates' court
0:38:39 > 0:38:46to illegal dumping and was fined £450 and ordered to pay £250 costs.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50It can carry a maximum fine in a Magistrates' court of £50,000
0:38:50 > 0:38:52or six months' imprisonment,
0:38:52 > 0:38:55and that can move to five years' imprisonment at the crown court,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57It's a serious offence.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01A former career copper and seven years as an enviro-enforcer,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04but John still can't understand why people fly-tip.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06There is no excuse whatsoever.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09We provide a domestic waste collection service to every resident
0:39:09 > 0:39:12in the borough, including recycling,
0:39:12 > 0:39:16and there is no excuse for illegal dumping of waste on the pavement.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18We can't tolerate the sort of offence.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24In Enfield, officers had managed to get a face-to-face meeting
0:39:24 > 0:39:28with a waste collection company. They're interviewing two people
0:39:28 > 0:39:31to find out if they know anything about serious fly-tips
0:39:31 > 0:39:34that have been taking place across the borough.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38The people from the waste collection company came to this house,
0:39:38 > 0:39:42but instead they've been met by the enviro-enforcers.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43You don't have to say anything,
0:39:43 > 0:39:47but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49something you later rely on in court.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Their details and those of their van have now been taken,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56and all the necessary checks can begin.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00With the first interview under way, this person says all they do is
0:40:00 > 0:40:04answer the phone and take details of where to collect rubbish from.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Hence the reason, that's why our conversation took place, OK.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09This waste here was found there.
0:40:09 > 0:40:16Amongst that waste there was evidence relating to an address.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20The police are still checking the company's van.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Inside, the second person is now being interviewed.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25The company has a waste carrier's licence,
0:40:25 > 0:40:30but does this person have anything to say about the fly-tipping?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Do you recognise the fly-tipping here?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Do you recognise any of this waste?
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Did you pick up any waste from Belgrave Gardens in Southgate?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Did you work for them to start with?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45This person is claiming they've been working with a man
0:40:45 > 0:40:50who got rid of some of waste when they couldn't fit it all in the van.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52You'd pick up exactly what you could
0:40:52 > 0:40:56and then get him to go round another time and pick up the waste?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58So sometimes you would pick up the waste.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02When you passed the waste on to him at any time, did you ask him
0:41:02 > 0:41:05where he was going to take it, or how he was going to dispose of it?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Do you know whether he was licensed,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11did you check whether he had a carrier's licence?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14It's an intriguing twist in the investigation for Dave.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18This person says they know nothing about the illegal tips in Enfield,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21but it could be a man he's worked with.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Dave's more detective work to do.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27He's only got a first name, whether the first in this accurate.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29We've only got a first name for the guy.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32He's given us are at an address.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34He says he can get his number if we need it,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38which we're going to ask him to do, and we're just to search his van
0:41:38 > 0:41:42and see if we've got anything else in there to help our investigation.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47A final search of the van doesn't throw up any additional evidence.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50We have an invoice in here that relates to what we've already...
0:41:50 > 0:41:55we've got the front copy of one of them.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58There's clearly more work needed on this case.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Our next step would be to trace this other individual
0:42:02 > 0:42:05and look in to speaking to him and see whether or not
0:42:05 > 0:42:07that leads us somewhere.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12The decision will then be made as to whether we go for prosecution
0:42:12 > 0:42:15for both, one, or whether there's no case,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17lack of evidence and we couldn't proceed.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22The Enfield officers didn't trace that other man,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25and they couldn't prove who did the fly-tips.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30The company wasn't properly documenting their waste collection
0:42:30 > 0:42:32so were advised on the proper procedures.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35They did have a waste carrier's licence,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38so in the words of Enfield's enviro-enforcers,
0:42:38 > 0:42:40they were getting it partly right.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44Across the UK, enviro-enforcers are still hard at work
0:42:44 > 0:42:48to make our country a greener, cleaner place to live.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Join us next time,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54when we'll be hot on the heels of more filthy rotten scoundrels.
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