The investigation, conducted by the Nature Protection Group (Gruprona) since February, has resulted in the identification of the alleged perpetrators and the initiation of sanctioning proceedings. The dumps, detected in the Guadalhorce Industrial Park and the Campanillas neighborhood, constitute a serious violation of municipal regulations.

The first case arose from a citizen complaint about boxes of decomposing seafood and fish in the Guadalhorce Industrial Park. Officers discovered over 200 kilograms of spoiled product, primarily octopus. Investigations revealed the fish had been returned by customers to a local distributor due to being unfit for sale.

Identifying the responsible company proved challenging due to inaccurate registration data. With the assistance of veterinary technicians from the Malaga City Council's Health and Consumer Service, three companies and the alleged individual responsible for the dumping were identified. Municipal cleaning services subsequently removed the waste and sanitized the area.

Concurrently, a second dumping incident was investigated in Campanillas, where a distributor abandoned over 150 boxes of food items that had expired more than two years prior. In this instance, the company's representative admitted to the actions upon being identified through the discarded waste itself.

The Local Police remind the public that such dumping, beyond its environmental and sanitary impact, can pose public health risks if decomposing waste is not promptly removed. The investigations, coordinated between Gruprona and the City Council's veterinary inspectors, were crucial in determining product traceability and locating the distributors.