Overview

• Fariba Vancor, previously Bella Nilsson, was convicted on 19 counts of serious environmental crimes for her role in Think Pink’s operations
• Ten defendants received prison terms ranging from six years to suspended sentences after being found guilty of illegally dumping or burying about 200,000 tonnes of waste
• Investigators found elevated levels of PCBs, lead, mercury, arsenic and other toxins released into soil, water and air across 21 contaminated sites
• Botkyrka municipality reported two self-igniting waste piles that burned for months in 2020 and 2021, underlining the urgency of decontamination
• Municipalities including Botkyrka and Västerås are seeking roughly 260 million kronor in damages to fund cleanup and restoration efforts