Fly-tipper caught in sting operation that had GPS tracker hidden inside hot tub

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A fly-tipper was snared after council investigators secretly planted a GPS tracker inside a hot tub during an undercover sting.Kacper Kruk, 26, was caught after the device led officers straight to a street in Wakefield, West Yorks., where the rubbish had been illegally dumped.He has now been ordered to pay almost ??2,500 after admitting two waste offences.Kirklees Magistrates' Court heard Wakefield Council launched an investigation in March after officers discovered fly-tipped rubbish in Castleford.They traced the waste back to a resident who had paid what he believed was a legitimate company to take it away. Photo released 18/09/2026
Council officers tracked an illegal dump by hiding a device in the lid of a discarded hot tub (Picture: Wakefield Council / SWNS)

A fly-tipper was caught in the act dumping waste by a secret GPS tracker hidden in a discarded hot tub.

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