Sunderland City council has announced the seizure of two vans that have been linked to suspected fly tipping operations.
An adapted Ford Transit flatbed truck was seized by Sunderland City Council enforcement officers as part of ongoing work against fly-tippers in the Easington Lane area. It was taken away on November 8 shortly before 10am in Thirlmere Crescent, Shiney Row.
Previously, on October 27, a Ford transit flatbed was seized in Hetton. Both vehicles are suspected of being used to dispose of waste unlawfully at the former Frosterley Close site (known as the Cosy), in Easington Lane. Further enquiries about the two vehicles and their owners are continuing.
The latest seizure is the 30th vehicle the council has confiscated on suspicion of involvement in fly-tipping since August 2019. Of these, subsequent investigations have led to 17 vehicles being destroyed or sold and others returned to their owners.
Fly tipping remains a huge problem in Sunderland. At the beginning of this week Thorney Close residents reacted with fury on social media after someone engaged in a fly tipping spree about Tadcaster Road, dumping large items such as a mattress in the middle of the street.