On Monday morning, 350 jerry cans with suspected drug waste were found in the Brabant village of Achtmaal (municipality of Zundert). The jerry cans are lying in a ditch and verge on the Roosendaalsebaan. According to the police, this is a major drug dumping and there is contamination of the soil and surface water due to leaking barrels. The environmental service is also on site.
(Image: Erik de Jonge)
The jerry cans were found this morning by a newspaper delivery man. It is estimated that this would be about 6,000 liters of chemicals. This is the largest drug dumping in Brabant this year.
The police are investigating where the drug waste comes from and are in consultation with the municipality and environmental service about the safe disposal of it. No arrests have yet been made.
This morning at 05:12 am woken up by the fire brigade for huge #waste dumping #drug waste, turned out to be a colleague nature organization in the working area. Terrible, what a mess again!! 😡😡 I’ll tell you later around lunchtime @ThisisdeDay #This afternoon about the consequences of #drug dumping. pic.twitter.com/DSewfCYP95
— Erik de Jonge (@BoswachterEdJ) May 22, 2023
