The Local Police of Cunit has reported a man for an alleged illegal dumping of waste detected this Friday on the Sant Antoni road, at the height of the Sant Antoni farmhouse, in one of the areas where the municipality has reinforced surveillance against this type of behavior.
The agents identified a vehicle and its driver while, allegedly, he was carrying out the dumping. Afterwards they located the exact spot where the waste had been dumped and, after an inspection, they identified the alleged perpetrator of the acts right there.
The action has resulted in a complaint for an infraction of the municipal waste ordinance. The fine can reach 3,000 euros, as part of the tightening of fines applied by the City Council to curb uncontrolled dumping.
Reinforced surveillance in the Sant Antoni sierra
The Local Police had activated days ago specific controls against illegal dumping on roads and mountain areas. The operation focuses on the Sant Antoni mountain range, one of the most sensitive points of the municipal area due to the recurrence of these episodes.
It is not the first time that agents catch offenders red-handed in operations of this type, especially in wooded areas. Part of these actions are supported by plainclothes surveillance devices designed to detect those who abandon waste outside the authorized circuits.
More than 200 complaints so far in 2025
In 2025, more than 200 complaints have already been processed related to waste dumping in Cunit. Many of them have gone ahead precisely thanks to those discreet controls deployed by the Local Police.
Among the measures adopted also figures the use of drones to detect dumping in wooded and agricultural areas, a tool with which the council seeks to expand surveillance in difficult-to-access spaces and locate new points of waste abandonment.
The City Council reminds that the sanctions for these acts range between 600 and 3,000 euros and emphasizes that the municipality has enabled services for the correct management of waste, with the aim of preventing the remains from ending up on roads, verges or natural environments.