19 tons of household appliances waste seized in Ancona ready to be shipped to Albania

 The truck with household appliances waste seized in Ancona

 19 tons of household waste were seized at the port of Ancona by the Guardia di Finanza that destroyed a group of illegal electric waste traffic from Germany. According to Italian media, the truck loaded with this waste had departed for Albania.

There were almost 19 tons of electrical and electronic waste in the truck, including ovens, washing machines, imported from Germany, and the checks revealed that the documentation lacked certificates for the transportation of used electrical materials.

The driver of the truck, a 25-year-old Albanian, and another 44-year-old Albanian, responsible for transport, living in Germany, was prosecuted by customs authorities. Both of them risk being fined of 1,550 euros to 26,000 euros, in addition to their arrest for up to 2 years.

Meanwhile, in February this year, over 25 tons of illegal waste, ready to be sent to Albania, was blocked and seized at the port of Ancona by the staff of the Customs Agency and Carabinieri del Noe, according to local media report.

We remind that in 2019 as part of ongoing checks by Italian police were seized 65 tons of waste.