Truck drivers face stiff penalties after officials conclude routine search: 'Undermine legitimate businesses and harm local communities'

Truck drivers face stiff penalties after officials conclude routine search: 'Undermine legitimate businesses and harm local communities'

Two people were fined after they were caught during a joint operation to crack down on illegal waste carriers in the London area. The penalties came down in November and were issued by the Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court, Kent Online reported. Valerica Cismaru and Armando Grecu were collared in Dartford in February and May as part of the "Op Assist" schemes. They were driving vans "loaded with scrap metal" and did not have licenses to carry waste, …