Operation Desert Sweep Targets Illegal Dumping

Photo Courtesy El Paso County Sheriff’s Office

POSTED: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 6:32pm

UPDATED: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 10:26am

EL PASO - A string of public complaints involving illegal dumping in far east El Paso prompted seven arrests by the Sheriff's office. Based on the information received, Sheriff’s Office Strike Team Deputies conducted a week-long desert operation that ended Saturday. Operation Desert Sweep concluded with the arrest of 7 individuals all of whom were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility on charges of illegal dumping ranging from 5 pounds up to 1,000 pounds or more.

The Sheriff’s Office will continue similar operations in the future.

To report environmental crimes, call:

• THE ENVIRONMENTAL HOTLINE 1-888-6ELPASO or 1-888-635-7276
• CITY OF EL PASO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 774-4500
• OR YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR HEALTH INSPECTOR

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Vago February 21, 2012
at 9:26am

This illegal dumping is a huge problem out in east El Paso - horray that something was finally done about it! The sheriff should do sweeps like these more often though, because these people arrested here are only a handful of the people that committ these crimes.

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