Securite & Affaires Etrangeres
OLAF Stops Illegal Dumping of Textile Waste
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has helped disrupt a large-scale trafficking operation involving textile waste from Italy to Türkiye. The operation prevented the illegal dumping of thousands of tonnes of waste, which was being mis-declared to circumvent environmental regulations. OLAF provided intelligence and coordinated with national authorities to identify the criminal network. The case highlights the growing issue of environmental crime and its links to customs fraud within the EU.
The EU's anti-fraud agency is cracking down on environmental crime, like illegal waste exports.