Crime ❯ Environmental Crime

Illegal Activities

Mining Violations Mining Crimes Fines and Penalties Vandalism Tree Felling Waste Crimes Waste Disposal Crimes Fines Wildlife Trafficking Land Encroachment

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bans Illegal Riverbank Mining for 60 Days Under Section 144

Officials cite severe environmental harm, granting confiscation powers to district police.

Peru Mounts Twin Raids on Illegal Mining in Protected Areas

Pune Books Developer, Halts Site, Fines ₹10 Lakh Over Mutha Riverbed Dumping

Huge Illegal Waste Dump Near M57 Prompts Criminal Probe

Police Case Filed After Tractor Caught Dumping Debris Into Gandipet Reservoir

Authorities Hunt Perpetrators of 30,000-Tonne Illegal Dump on Liverpool–Knowsley Border

Two Arrested in Probe of 21,000‑Tonne Kidlington Waste Dump

Haryana Rights Panel Orders Gurugram Agencies to Halt Sector 57 Encroachments

England’s Biggest Illegal Waste Site Identified at 280,000 Tonnes as Crackdown Intensifies

State of Mexico Refers Razer Driver to FGR Over Illegal Entry Into Nevado de Toluca Core Zone

LHC Orders Probe Into Canal-Side Tree Cutting as PHA Faces Possible Criminal Cases

Hyderabad Police Book BRS MLA Over Alleged Durgam Cheruvu Encroachment

Guardia Civil Files Six Complaints Against Influencer Over Alleged Gredos Park Violations

Sycamore Gap: Saplings Planted, TV Inquiry Airs, MP Seeks Iconic Tree Law

Midnight Raid in Thane Destroys Barges in Ulhas Creek Sand-Mining Crackdown

Environment Agency Secures Kidlington Waste Site as Clearance Timeline Remains Unset

São Paulo Unveils Operação Bancada Targeting Influencers Behind Illegal Balloon Network

500-Foot Illegal Waste Heap on Cherwell Floodplain Prompts Investigation and Calls for Action

Prosecutors Name NRW Dumping Sites, Confirm Contamination in Kamp-Lintfort

Supreme Court Closes Contempt Against Corbett Officer, Rebukes Uttarakhand High Court