Italian Mafia-Linked Waste Scheme Reaches Bulgaria, Five Nationals Investigated
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the illegal export of hazardous waste to Eastern Europe, with five Bulgarian nationals among those under scrutiny. The case centers on an Italian company accused of mislabeling waste shipments bound for Bulgaria and Greece in order to cut costs and increase profits, according to reporting by BNT.
The materials in question were officially declared as “mixed plastics,” but investigators say the contents often included different types of waste that were not processed according to environmental regulations....