联合王国授予环境署类似警察的权力,以打击废物犯罪,制定针对非法倾弃和犯罪网络的新法律。 UK grants Environment Agency police-like powers to fight waste crime, with new laws targeting illegal dumping and criminal networks.

联合王国政府正在扩大环境局官员的权力,以打击废物犯罪,根据《计算机设备行动伙伴关系》和《犯罪所得法》授予他们类似于警察的权力,以便逮捕、进行无证搜查和扣押资产。 The UK government is expanding powers for Environment Agency officers to combat waste crime, granting them police-like authority under PACE and POCA to make arrests, conduct warrantless searches, and seize assets. 这一行动是新的零容忍废物犯罪行动计划的一部分,旨在以非法倾倒为后盾破坏有组织犯罪网络,非法倾倒每年耗资10亿英镑。 This move, part of a new zero-tolerance Waste Crime Action Plan, aims to disrupt organized criminal networks behind illegal dumping, which costs £1 billion annually. 自2024年7月以来,该机构确保了122起起诉,关闭了1 205个非法地点,并判处了10年徒刑。 Since July 2024, the agency has secured 122 prosecutions, shut down 1,205 illegal sites, and secured 10 prison sentences. 新的法律,在等待议会批准之前,可因运输或处理非法废物而判处最多5年的监禁。 New laws, pending parliamentary approval, could impose up to five years in prison for transporting or dealing in illegal waste. 政府还正在加强与金融机构的合作,切断罪犯获得银行服务的机会,并敦促公众通过犯罪制止者或该机构的热线举报可疑活动。 The government is also enhancing cooperation with financial institutions to cut off criminals’ access to banking services and urging the public to report suspicious activity through Crimestoppers or the agency’s hotline.