澳大利亚前反叛摩托车帮成员安德鲁·休斯及其公司因在悉尼西北部大规模非法倾倒石棉废料被定罪。[1] 新南威尔士州土地与环境法院认定该公司违反污染法，触犯6项相关罪名。[1] 法院可能对被告人及公司处以最高420万澳元罚款，定刑日期定于2025年8月14日。[1]
根据证据显示，非法倾倒活动在2020年9月至2022年6月间进行，地点位于悉尼西北部Wheeny Creek地区，占地26公顷。[1] 隐蔽摄像头在2021年3月至4月的5周监控期间记录了661次卡车运动，确凿记录了倾倒活动的规模。[1] 倾倒废料总量达73000吨。[1] 休斯于2019年以51万澳元购入该地产，2024年11月以5万澳元出售。[1]
Andrew Hughes, a former member of an outlaw motorcycle gang, and his company have been convicted of illegally dumping approximately 73,000 tonnes of asbestos waste across a 26-hectare property in northwestern Sydney between September 2020 and June 2022 [1]. Evidence gathered through covert surveillance cameras proved instrumental in the case, with recordings from a five-week monitoring period between March and April 2021 documenting 661 truck movements to the Wheeny Creek site [1]. The New South Wales Land and Environment Court found Hughes and his company, Ant Civil Pty Ltd, guilty of six pollution-related offences [1].
The property, which Hughes purchased for $510,000 in 2019, became a dumping ground for massive quantities of asbestos-contaminated material [1]. By November 2024, he had sold the land for $50,000, reflecting the environmental damage and legal liability it had incurred [1]. Hughes and his company face maximum penalties of $4.2 million, with sentencing to be determined on 14 August 2025 [1].