A man in his 20s from Cornwall was arrested on Wednesday 5 August 2026 as part of an ongoing Environment Agency investigation into illegal waste site activities near Camborne, the agency reported that day. The operation was carried out with Cornwall Council, which the agency said was investigating offences at a separate site, and Devon and Cornwall Police officers secured the arrest for alleged environmental offences.

Tim de Winton, Area Environment Manager at the Environment Agency, said the arrest was a vital step in collecting new evidence and that the agency would take tough action against those who flout environmental laws. He linked the arrest to the government's Waste Crime Action Plan and the agency's 10 Point Plan.

The agency said it had previously acted to stop large-scale waste deposits at the Camborne site, including issuing Illegal Waste Stop Letters to the landowner, hauliers and operator. It described the site as holding approximately 50,000 tonnes of predominantly inert construction waste.