Aberdulais man fined £700 for fly-tipping
A man has been ordered to pay more than £700 by magistrates after being convicted of fly-tipping on Glanamman mountain. Matthew Benjamin Walters pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court. The court heard that on April 26 last year council environmental enforcement officers received a complaint of fly-tipping on Glanamman mountain. The officers attended the scene along with Dyfed Powys Police officers and found two large deposits of general household rubbish, approximately 200 meters apart. Evidence was found linking the rubbish to Walters, of Scud-Yr-Afon in Aberdulais. He was subsequently interviewed by the officers and admitted dumping the waste. The 20-year-old was fined £200 by magistrates and ordered to pay £500 towards prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge. Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “Fly-tipping is a criminal offence; not only is it a...