'We will stop you': Environment Agency launches new drone squad to tackle waste criminals

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Defra unveils plans to beef up response to waste crime through the roll out of cutting edge technologies

A new squad of surveillance drones will track down waste criminals in a bid to stop them "before they even get started", as part of an enhanced package of measures from the Environment Agency (EA) designed...

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