agents Nature Conservation Service of the Alicante Civil Guard (Seprona) We surveyed twelve people for extraction related to 450 tons of iron In Rabasa, in an old ceramic factory built with asbestos fiber cement, which collapsed within a month. In addition, the two responsible metal recovery companies to buy stolen iron. The thieves were charged with theft of iron, damage to natural resources and crimes against the environment, as they were suspected of irregularly dumping this material, which contained one hundred tons of asbestos.
The investigation was initiated after a Seprona patrol found that it had demolished an old building. Rabasa industrial warehouse formerly devoted to the manufacture and trade of ceramics. Representatives thoroughly inspected the old factory and identified several people who were dismantling the plant.
Police located the owner and determined that the thieves had taken advantage of the theft. factory downtime and using machines and tools for professional use to demolish ships and cut beams and other ferrous elements.
The stolen metal was later sold at their establishment. used metal trade and investigators calculate that they could steal 450 tons of iron.
The added problem was that the structure they were demolishing was made of asbestos cement, a mineral that has been used in construction for years for its strength, durability and heat resistance properties. It is currently banned as it has the capacity to cause serious lung diseases as well as other laryngeal and gastrointestinal diseases. To avoid serious consequences, the removal and management of asbestos still present in some structures should be done by clearly authorized personnel. There are authorized companies registered in Turkey. Registry of Companies at Risk of Asbestos (RERA) persons who are responsible and must respect strict safety in the handling of this waste.
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The Civil Guard launched an investigation into 14 Spaniards, thirteen men and one woman, between the ages of 22 and 40, for these events. Twelve of these are attributed to the following crimes: robbery by forcealso a crime against natural resources and the environment for the manipulation of asbestos cement without the necessary permission and without the use of appropriate methods. Agents calculate what may have been destroyed and irregularly discharge 100 tons of this material. The other two people, who are responsible for the workplaces that seized the stolen iron, are also on trial for the crime of receipt.
Seprona performed several times audits in different institutions By trading used metals in the province, it managed to recover 10.5 tons of iron from this factory in two facilities that were inspected.
Likewise, Seprona demolished microcement samples, It was sent to the Civil Guard Criminalistics Service Environmental Laboratory to determine the type and amount of asbestos found in the construction.