Six people charged in connection with illegal waste imports

The police have charged six people, including a German citizen, over illegal imports of German waste to the Czech Republic. They are believed to be behind the illegal waste dumps which have appeared in several north Bohemian villages. Some of the dumps were repeatedly set on fire in order to get rid of the evidence. The problem has strained Czech German relations in recent months and been addressed at the highest level. Since the beginning of the year, an estimated 20 thousand tons of German waste has been dumped in the Czech border areas.