Mr Fox pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined £500 on each of two counts and court costs of £61.
On 11 April 2006, EHS Environmental Crime officers visited a site on the Drumnakilly Road, Omagh, which contained an estimated 75,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste. The waste consisted of concrete, brick and subsoil.
Notes to Editors:
1. The charges related to breaches of the following Articles of the Waste & Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
4(1)(a) deposit controlled waste, or knowingly cause or knowingly permit controlled waste to be deposited in or on any land unless a waste management licence authorising the deposit is in force and the deposit is in accordance with the licence:
4(1)(b) treat, keep or dispose of controlled waste, or knowingly cause or knowingly permit controlled waste to be treated, kept or disposed of (i) in or on any land, or (ii) by means of any mobile plant, except under and in accordance with a waste management licence.
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