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A company had been experiencing several cases of waste being illegally deposited near their entrance off the A4109 in Crynant, which included piles of interior wall rendering.

Due to how often it was happening, a CCTV trail camera was installed at the location which captured the culprit.

• Footage captured a vehicle entering the site where a person can be seen taking items from the boot of a car/vehicle and leaving them at the location before driving away.
   
• Within a few days, a man driving a Blue BMW was seen entering the site and taking containers out of the boot of the vehicle which were left on the verges of the track. An item was also thrown from the driver’s window of the vehicle.  
   
• Just a few days later between 3pm and 4pm, a man arrives in the same vehicle (blue BMW).  The male removed builder tonne bags from the boot of the car which he emptied at the site before driving off. 
   

The matter was reported to NPTCBC which prompted an investigation by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Waste Enforcement section.

DVLA checks on the vehicle showed the registered owner as a Mr Jurij Sarcenkov of Uplands Road, Bristol, BS16 4JU.  A Google Street View image from April 2025 shows a vehicle matching the description on the driveway of the address.

Over the Christmas period, the blue BMW was identified as being linked to a property in Neath Road, Crynant. where the driver was seen leaving the vehicle and entering the address. A Council Tax check on the address confirmed the property was linked to Mr. Sarcenkov, which he also confirmed during an interview under caution.

Also at the property, investigators found rendering waste in the front garden which matched the description of what had been disposed of near the company’s entrance. They also discovered builders’ bags in the garden to the side of the property.

Mr Sarcenkov - the registered owner of the vehicle involved - was interviewed by Waste Enforcement officers at Neath Civic Centre and gave ‘no comment’ answers to all questions.

On the 2nd April 2026 at Swansea Magistrates Court 40-year-old Jurij Sarcenkov from Uplands Road, Bristol, BS16 4JU, pleaded guilty to 3 offences contrary to s33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. He must now pay the following sums:

• £1,000 fine for each offence (£3,000)
• £869.94 in costs
• £1,200 Victim Surcharge

Total: £5,069.94