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| A former North Wales Police inspector has been jailed for a year for illegally dumping 175,000 used tyres. | A former North Wales Police inspector has been jailed for a year for illegally dumping 175,000 used tyres. |
| Geraint Evans, 51, his partner Marilyn Hanks, 36, and Norman Cassidy, 58, were all sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court. | Geraint Evans, 51, his partner Marilyn Hanks, 36, and Norman Cassidy, 58, were all sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court. |
| Cassidy was jailed for eight months and Hanks was given a two-year community order and told to do 240 hours of unpaid community work. | Cassidy was jailed for eight months and Hanks was given a two-year community order and told to do 240 hours of unpaid community work. |
| The three admitted illegally disposing of thousands of tyres across four sites in England and Wales. | The three admitted illegally disposing of thousands of tyres across four sites in England and Wales. |
| Judge Stephen Hopkins QC, referring to Geraint Evans and Norman Cassidy, said: "You are thoroughly unscrupulous men with no regard whatsoever for the financial consequences of those you exploit. | Judge Stephen Hopkins QC, referring to Geraint Evans and Norman Cassidy, said: "You are thoroughly unscrupulous men with no regard whatsoever for the financial consequences of those you exploit. |
| "You were deliberately dealing in waste without a licence for purely financial reason and it's had a substantial impact on the community." | "You were deliberately dealing in waste without a licence for purely financial reason and it's had a substantial impact on the community." |
| The six-month investigation, one of Environment Agency Wales' largest, followed an anonymous tip-off. | The six-month investigation, one of Environment Agency Wales' largest, followed an anonymous tip-off. |
| The tyres were left at sites in Hirwaun, south Wales, Manchester and Colchester in Essex. | The tyres were left at sites in Hirwaun, south Wales, Manchester and Colchester in Essex. |
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| Thousands of tyres were dumped at sites across Wales and England | |
| The three pleaded guilty to 11 counts relating to illegally depositing and keeping the tyres and tyre wire. The offences were carried out over a two-year period. | The three pleaded guilty to 11 counts relating to illegally depositing and keeping the tyres and tyre wire. The offences were carried out over a two-year period. |
| Nine articulated lorry trailers were found abandoned in Cheshire and the north west of England in March and April 2006. | Nine articulated lorry trailers were found abandoned in Cheshire and the north west of England in March and April 2006. |
| Each trailer contained approximately 12,000 used tyres. | Each trailer contained approximately 12,000 used tyres. |
| The largest dump was at the Hirwaun Industrial estate in south Wales, where 100,000 tyres are still being stored, until they are recycled or the owner pays to deal with them legally. | The largest dump was at the Hirwaun Industrial estate in south Wales, where 100,000 tyres are still being stored, until they are recycled or the owner pays to deal with them legally. |
| Evans, a former police inspector at Caernarfon, and his accomplices admitted charges of knowingly causing controlled waste to be deposited and of keeping waste on land with no waste management licence last November. | Evans, a former police inspector at Caernarfon, and his accomplices admitted charges of knowingly causing controlled waste to be deposited and of keeping waste on land with no waste management licence last November. |
| The judge said the defendants will serve half of the jail term that he has imposed, then be released on licence. | The judge said the defendants will serve half of the jail term that he has imposed, then be released on licence. |
| This was one of the biggest, bad and nastiest cases we've done. Prosecuting solicitor Mohammad Yakub | |
| An anonymous tip-off alerting the Environment Agency that tyres collected from all over the UK, were being dumped illegally, sparked the investigation. | An anonymous tip-off alerting the Environment Agency that tyres collected from all over the UK, were being dumped illegally, sparked the investigation. |
| Operation Ceinwen involved the agency worked closely with police forces in North Wales and Essex, the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs (VAT) as well as the Manchester and South Wales Fire services. | Operation Ceinwen involved the agency worked closely with police forces in North Wales and Essex, the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs (VAT) as well as the Manchester and South Wales Fire services. |
| The Environment Agency's prosecuting solicitor Mohammed Yakub said: "This was one of the biggest, bad and nastiest cases we've done. | The Environment Agency's prosecuting solicitor Mohammed Yakub said: "This was one of the biggest, bad and nastiest cases we've done. |
| "It was important to send a message out that you cannot break the law deliberately, with a view to make a quick buck and doing a runner... and undermining, and in fact undercutting legitimate operators, and leaving a risk behind for the local community." | "It was important to send a message out that you cannot break the law deliberately, with a view to make a quick buck and doing a runner... and undermining, and in fact undercutting legitimate operators, and leaving a risk behind for the local community." |
| The estimated income generated from the 1750,000 dumped tyres would have been around £115,000. | The estimated income generated from the 1750,000 dumped tyres would have been around £115,000. |
| The clear-up costs for the warehouse and site owners is thought to be well over a £100,000. | The clear-up costs for the warehouse and site owners is thought to be well over a £100,000. |