Furious locals took matters into their own hands when they caught two fly-tippers dumping rubbish on a country lane - but do you believe Britain should be tougher on those chucking their waste?
The perpetrators were caught red-handed by passers-by and were subsequently “trapped” before they could make an escape.
The locals in Warwickshire then kept the fly-tippers locked in place while they waited for police to arrive.
Black bags and pipes were dumped from their vehicles in what police described as “some of the worst fly-tipping we had seen in a long time”.
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Officers made the two fly-tippers clean up their mess before seizing their vans.
A post on the Operational Patrol Unit for Warwickshire Police Facebook page said: “We detained two males who were instructed to reload the two vans with all the rubbish dumped.
“We supervised them cleaning up their mess and enjoyed a great cup of tea and slice of homemade cake courtesy of the farmer’s wife. No cake and tea for these two offenders.
“Once the vans were loaded we escorted them off the estate and then seized them under the Environmental Act. Officers from the Warwickshire rural crime team also attended the scene and have now taken on the investigation and prosecution case against these offenders.”
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Warwickshire Police described it as 'some of the worst fly-tipping we had seen in a long time'Warwickshire PoliceUnder the Environmental Act, the men risk losing their vehicles and face prosecution.
According to Government guidelines updated last year, maximum on-the-spot fines were raised up to £1,000.
However, depending on the area, anyone convicted of fly-tipping can be fined or jailed by a magistrates court.
Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne suggested a bizarre punishment for offenders as he claims current penalties are not good enough.
Swayne said: “The penalties are insufficient. If offenders were garrotted with their own intestines, there’d be fewer of them.”
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