Cameras Capture Litter Bugs’ Illegal Actions, Measures Planned

The Labasa Town Council’s surveillance system paid off when it captured people in the act of illegally dumping house­hold rubbish in town.

Saturday 18 February 2023 | 15:28

Screenshots of the video where a man was identified indulging in the illegal dumping of rubbish in a public space in Labasa Town this week.

Screenshots of the video where a man was identified indulging in the illegal dumping of rubbish in a public space in Labasa Town this week.

The Labasa Town Council’s surveillance system paid off when it captured people in the act of illegally dumping house­hold rubbish in town.

Council special administrator, Ami Kohli, said these illegal ac­tions were captured through the aid of the hidden Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras.

In a specific incident that hap­pened on Wednesday at 10am, a man was identified (in a CCTV footage) parking his vehicle and then opening his vehicle boot to get a plastic bag of rubbish to be ille­gally placed in a town public space (beside the Fushion Bar).

This CCTV cameras revealed the perpetrator’s identification and ve­hicle details.

“We have been trying to catch these offenders and finally we got evidence to show people caught red-handed,” Mr Kohli said.

“Previously people dumped their home garbage and waste in the street rubbish bins and other plac­es in town.”

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