Tag: Environmental Crime
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IFI gains conviction against solar firm for water pollution offence
Conviction: Solar development company “ib vogt GmbH”. “Silt disrupts the balance of the ecosystem, turns a river cloudy – irritating fish gills, smothering their eggs, and reducing the oxygen and good water quality they need to survive.”
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INTERPOL: 30,000 live animals seized in global operation against wildlife and forestry crime
INTERPOL: Nearly 30,000 live animals seized during the one-month global operation (Warning – Distressing Content) #OrganisedCrime #WildlifeCrime #INTERPOL
TAGS: Angola, Australia, birds, Brazil, Butterflies, Cameroon, Canada, Cats, Cuscus, eggs, Enforcement, Environmental Crime, Gecko, Gibbon, gorilla, Hippo, Hornbills, ICCWC, Illegal Hunting, Interpol, ivory, llama, Macaws, Monkeys, Operation Thunder, organised crime, Philippines, Plants, police, Primates, Qatar, reptiles, Rhino, Shark Fin, Snake, snow leopard, Spiders, Tanzania, Tarantula, tiger, Toucan, Turtles, WCO, Wildlife -
EPA Report: Catastrophic Illegal Peat Harvesting Threatens Ireland’s Environment
EPA Report: Catastrophic Illegal Peat Harvesting Threatens Ireland’s Environment. Commercial peat extraction operators engaged in large-scale unauthorised peat harvesting activities are in flagrant violation of environmental law
TAGS: biodiversity, Bog, Bord na Móna, Carbon, Councils, environment, Environmental Crime, EPA, Kildare, Local Authorities, Offaly, Peat, Report, Tipperary, turf, Westmeath -
Have Your Say: Ireland’s Policing Priorities for 2026-2028
Help shape Garda policing priorities—make your voice count for animals, wildlife, and the environment. Using a simple online tool, you can allocate points to the issues that matter most to you. It only takes about 10 minutes to complete.
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Europol Report: “The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe”
A new Europol report highlights how money is being made illegally from the trafficking of pets, wildlife, endangered species, horses, glass eels, bluefin tuna, molluscs and how the growth in waste and pollution crime is one of the 7 fastest-growing criminal threats.
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30 tonnes of illegally-fished, contaminated molluscs seized ahead of Christmas
Europol-supported action led to the arrest of 62 in France, Portugal and Spain.
TAGS: Crime, eels, EMPACT, Enforcement, Environmental Crime, EU, Europol, Fish, France, glass eels, investigation, mollucs, organised crime, police, Portugal, Spain -
EPA Prosecutes a County Cork Pig Farmer
Judge James McNulty convicted the Pig Farmer on both charges and imposed a fine of €3,000 for each offence. Agency costs were also agreed.
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Successful prosecution against Uisce Éireann for sewage-related pollution
Uisce Éireann to pay almost €5,200 in fines and costs for Cavan incident