An MLA has called for police to crack down on “unscrupulous” illegal fuel launderers after more toxic waste was dumped at an Armagh beauty spot.
Justin McNulty spoke to the Sunday World after three more giant pods of fuel waste were dumped on the side of the road near Forkhill.
Cross-border fuel smuggling is believed to have helped finance the Provisional IRA with criminals like Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy at the forefront.
Four years ago the Republic’s taxman announced such activity had been “wiped-out” due to new preventative measures but fuel laundering remains big business, according to Mr McNulty.
The SDLP representative says it’s at least the 12th time it has happened in the exact same spot in ten years.