Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterFlytipping offences have more than doubled across Dumfries and Galloway over the past year, it has been revealed.The number of illegal dumping incidents skyrocketed from 317 in 2019/20 to 657 in 2020/21.Just 37 people were caught red-handed and punished with a £200 fixed penalty charge – which equates to a mere five percent of all flytipping cases last year.Councillor David James described flytippers as “environmental enemies” and demanded that tougher action is taken against culprits.He said: “Do-gooders are right in calling for better education as a solution.
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