Authorities Collaborate to Uncover Discharge of Toxic Wastewater

Reported 12 months ago

An exclusive report revealed that the Environmental Protection Administration, the Taichung District Prosecutors Office, and the Seventh Division of the Taichung City Police Department jointly cracked down on two metal surface treatment companies in Taiping District, Taichung City, for long-term illegal discharge of wastewater containing harmful substances such as chromium. After investigation, six individuals including the owners, agents, and employees of the two companies were prosecuted, facing 5 to 7 years of imprisonment under the Water Pollution Control Act and the Criminal Code, with a total of over NT$186 million in illegal proceeds to be confiscated.

Source: YAHOO

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