00:00The scale of the operation came to light after the men were found guilty at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court
00:07of conspiracy to illegally dump controlled waste following a pattern of offending that spanned a year.
00:14According to the Environment Agency, the criminal operation involved repeatedly dumping rubbish such as tyres and waste from house clearances
00:24and construction at different sites over a year.
00:28As part of its investigation, the agency obtained CCTV footage showing the men taking control of sites and directing tip
00:38-a-trots.
00:39It also shows them interfering with CCTV cameras, frequently hiding their own faces, and removing or covering vehicle registration plates
00:48as part of efforts to conceal their identities.
00:51The Environment Agency said the landowner of one site, at Imperial Way in Croydon, was left with a clean-up
00:59bill of ÂŁ300,000 after security cameras were smashed and a company representative was threatened and refused entry.
01:07The Environment Agency said at Station Road in Colliers Wood, the group told a site worker that they had to
01:15either pay ÂŁ5,000 or the unit would be filled up with waste.
01:21With the money not paid, rubbish was piled five feet high, costing ÂŁ15,000 to clear, according to the watchdog.
01:29You can't even throw the money.
01:29You can't throw the money.
01:29You can't throw the money.
01:29You can throw the money.
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