MADRID, March 11 (Reuters) - More than 330 people have been arrested across 70 countries in a crackdown on organised crime networks accused of trafficking illicit waste within Europe and exporting it to Africa, Asia and Latin America, Europol said on Wednesday.
Authorities seized 127,149 metric tons of waste, 602 tons of polluting agents along with 75 tons of plant protection chemicals, 2.3 tons of mercury and nearly 10 million euros ($11.6 million) in cash and bank accounts.
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Good question, but pesticides are against “pests”. Plant protection chemicals is a wider term. Here more info on illegal plant protection chemicals; they are hard to detect, only via a lab.