Waste Criminal Dragged from Moving Plane at Heathrow & Jailed

A scoundrel, who tried to swerve nearly £900,000 in fines for waste crimes by fleeing the country, has been hauled from a plane as it taxied on the runway at Heathrow airport and sentenced to three years in prison. According to the UK's Environment Agency (EA) Amrik Johal, 55, was stopped while boarding a flight to Delhi without paying the full amount of a £881,513 confiscation order for waste crimes he was convicted of in 2010. The EA said that it brought a case against Johal in 2008 for running an illegal waste site in Slough, Berkshire after noisy activities - which included the crushing of cars, the burning of diesel and dumping of waste between January 2006 and March 2007 - caused misery for his neighbours. The court ordered him to pay over £880,000 under the proceeds of crime act, but he failed to pay the full amount, Despite owning a number of properties the dodgy scrap merchant failed to pay the full amount and a warrant for his arrest was issued in May this after he failed to appear at court to explain why he had not coughed up. His attempt to flee the country was scuppered when airport security checks found that a warrant with no bail had been issued for him. The Metropolitan Police Special Branch at Heathrow Airport was forced to stop the plane while it was taxiing, and Mr Johal was arrested on the runway. Read More Waste Mafia Charged in New York Twelve members of three New York crime families have been charged with racketeering conspiracy in the waste industry after multi-year investigation. 12 Years Jail for Waste to Biofuel Fraudster in U.S A Fraudster in the U.S. has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison following a $9 million waste to biofuel scam. Homicide Fear as Mummified Head Found at Californian Recycling Plant A mummified human head, potentially from a homicide, has been found at a West Oakland recycling center in California.