The environmental division of the Mossos d'Esquadra reported a construction company and the owner of a Masia in Bescanó (province of Girona) on Thursday. According to police, around 64 tonnes of untreated construction and demolition waste were dumped without a permit in a former irrigation basin (locally: Bassa) and covered with soil. The investigation is based on officers’ observations and documentation secured at the site.
The measures were triggered by an inspection on 31 July: at the approximately 415-square-metre facility, officers found an excavator and a transport vehicle engaged in bringing in and spreading materials. According to the report, officers identified three workers with clearly assigned tasks – delivery, distribution within the basin and covering the layers with soil. The waste came from construction and demolition and included, among other things, plastics and iron.
During surveillance, the Mossos followed a lorry as it left the masia and drove to a property in neighbouring Sant Gregori where it collected further waste before unloading it back in Bescanó. The complaint noted that the transports were not carrying the required accompanying documents stating the origin and destination of the waste. Police also said there was neither municipal authorisation nor a technical project for filling in the facility.
The Mossos opened proceedings over possible administrative and environmental offences. A follow-up inspection on 11 August was intended to check whether any deposits had since been removed. No information is yet available on possible fines, criminal charges against named individuals or the further course of the proceedings. Police noted that the property had previously been inspected over environmental concerns.
The environmental division of the Mossos d'Esquadra is responsible in Catalonia for monitoring environmental matters such as illegal disposal or improper waste management. As a general rule, construction and demolition waste must be taken to authorised disposal sites, and its transport documented with proof. On the information currently available, the case reported concerns only the masia in question and its surroundings in Bescanó; the authorities have not yet commented on possible environmental damage.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).