A manhunt for three men accused of dumping materials that contain carcinogenic chemicals outside of two medical centers has resumed.
The group was captured on CCTV the waste between the two offices at Warrigal Road in Hughesdale, in the southeast of Melbourne, on July 8, 2023.
The truck had no few plates and wore the toxic materials in tightly packed plastic.
The occupants of the vehicle seemed to check to see that they were alone before they got out of the truck and stood in the driveway.
The truck was placed between the two medical clinics before the drawer was returned to remove the toxic waste.
A spokesperson for an environmental protection authority Victoria (EPA) told Daily Mail Australia that they were attractive to the community for help.
“We've been investigating this for a while and we are trying to get some more information,” said the spokesperson.
'It was difficult to get through the proof that we need. It looks pretty focused. '
The truck with asbestos material is seen that the waste dumps outside a medical center
The waste is dumped for the truck, with three men in it, drives away
Two of the men wore hoodies and were difficult to identify.
The other man seemed to be in his forty or 50s and was calibrating.
General practitioner Dr. Billy Stoupas, who practices in one of the medical centers, told a current affair when the agreements of 60 patients were canceled because it was too risky to be somewhere near the clinics.
“There are three guys who get out of the car, prepare them and then just dump a whole series of things in the middle of the driveway,” said Dr. Stoupas.
“We don't know it was a truck load of asbestos at the time.”
The city council was powerless to help because the waste remained on private ownership. It cost the owners $ 2,500 to have the asbestos removed.
Lee Miezis, CEO of EPA Victoria, said he was determined to identify the three men.
“It's shocking is the way I would describe it, and we will throw all our means to catch these people,” he said.
The fines for dumping asbestos are up to $ 800,000 for a person and $ 4 million for a company. The truck is seen that the GPs leave offices after dumping the toxic materials
The EPA said that the men avoided $ 2,000 in costs by illegally dumping the waste.
The fines for dumping asbestos are up to $ 800,000 for a person and $ 4 million for a company.
“It's shocking is the way I would describe it, and we will throw all our means to catch these people,” he said.
“It's expensive, but I think those costs are being absorbed by prices and margins that are built in by builders and deletions,” said Dr. Stoupas.
“If you are dealing with a product that is so harmful and risky from a medical point of view, this must be done correctly.”
If someone has information about the illegal dumping, they can call the 24 -hour hotline of the EPA at 1300 372 842.
