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LAWMA sacks sweepers, arrests two over illegal dumping
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· September 7, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points Further details on the incident and the authority's response are available from the source, including comments from the Managing Director on the actions taken to address the issue. Some street sweepers, their supervisors, and a service provider have been disengaged due to their involvement in indiscriminate waste dumping.
Some street sweepers, their supervisors, and a service provider have been disengaged due to their involvement in indiscriminate waste dumping. An investigation linked them to illegal dumping along a particular axis. The authority also made arrests, taking two suspected illegal waste dumpers into custody.
The action was taken after sustained surveillance and investigation of a median that had been identified as a waste blackspot. Those involved confessed to dumping waste at the location.
Further details on the incident and the authority's response are available from the source, including comments from the Managing Director on the actions taken to address the issue.
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Category: safety Published: September 7, 2026 Source: Vanguard Reading time: 1 min
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