Large police operation at Wurzer Umwelt: The company is said to have disposed of asbestos-containing waste incorrectly - not the only suspicion.
Freising / Erding
- In the early hours of the morning got the
company
Wurzer environmental visit of more than 100 officials of the State Office of Criminal Investigation and the prosecutor Landshut.
As the BR first reported, it is about the allegation that the company, which is on the border between Freising and Erding, could have
incorrectly stored or disposed of waste
containing asbestos
, sewage sludge and contaminated waste wood
for several years
.
Freising / Erding: Large-scale police operation at companies - suspected environmental hazard
In addition, there is an
allegation
that disposal facilities were not used properly and that capacities were exceeded.
Without giving the name of the company, Thomas Steinkraus-Koch, spokesman for the
Landshut public prosecutor's office
, confirms
the operation.
"It must now be determined whether plants were operated that were not approved or are not approved at all," said the chief prosecutor.
After the raid on Wurzer: Even private rooms were searched
On Wednesday, the area, the offices and
private rooms were
searched by those responsible and numerous materials were seized.
According to Steinkraus-Koch, the action continued on Thursday.
"The point now is to back up data." He admits that the investigation was very complex.
It will take months for all
evidence to be
evaluated.
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Confirmed the raid: Chief Public Prosecutor Thomas Steinkraus-Koch.
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An
appraiser
was also present during the raid
.
“It is important to check to what extent improper storage and disposal have created an environmental hazard for the soil and the air,” said the spokesman for the authorities.
At the moment, however, one cannot say more.
"We are currently investigating the allegations."
Freising / Erding: Whistleblowers obviously knew their way around
The company was found through a
reference
that the public prosecutor and LKA take seriously.
“It is a person who knows his way around very well and who has told us where to look.” It must be a
tipster
with a lot of experience and good local knowledge.
Steinkraus-Koch did not say whether it was a competitor or even an employee.
After the raid on Wurzer: The owner does not want to comment on the newspaper
Owner
Wolfgang Wurzer did not want to comment on the request of our newspaper with reference to the ongoing proceedings.
However, he makes it clear that “we have one of the most modern facilities in
Bavaria
and give 450 people work”.
And he emphasizes “that our business continues to run as normal”.
Due to the high incidence of infections, the Freising Clinic is adapting its visiting regulations.
But there is good news for relatives of patients.
Three people were recently injured in a sauna fire in Wolfersdorf.
They contracted smoke poisoning.
And the school principals in the Freising district react very differently to the contradicting instructions of the minister of education.
One of the comments: "What a shame."
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