Spanish police have broken up a criminal group that smuggled over 5,000 tonnes of hazardous electronic waste from Spain’s Canary Islands to several African countries.
The network allegedly forged customs documents for the exported waste to make it seem that the containers held second-hand goods in an operation valued at over 1.5 million euros.
Most of the trash was sent to Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Africa has become a major dumping ground for discarded electronics from around the world, known as e-waste.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
