Hundreds of kilograms of drugs, mostly expired, were found on the edge of a stream in the Gorje municipality of Teleşti.
Hundreds of kilograms of drugs, mostly expired, were found on the edge of a stream in the Gorje municipality of Teleşti.
To notice the accumulation of hazardous waste was a resident of the area who warned the authorities who are immediately alerted.
The medicines were discovered in a forest near Motru in Gorj County.
The carabinieri and environmental inspectors have arrived on the spot, there is a suspicion that among the discarded medicines there are also dangerous substances.
The authorities do not rule out that the animals also scattered the pills in other areas.
It appears that pharmaceutical products were abandoned because they were past their expiration dates.
The first investigations reveal indications that the act was committed by a chain of pharmacies in the municipality of Târgu Jiu.
According to representatives of the Gorj Environmental Guard, the culprits risk fines of up to 100,000 lei and even criminal prosecution if the waste left in the open air is dangerous.
The medicines will be collected by representatives of Târgu-Jiu County Hospital, stored in the medical unit until the investigation is completed, and then destroyed according to law.
