Police suspect three men of illegally dumping construction, household, municipal and bulky waste. Two trucks have been temporarily seized; the total quantity, environmental damage and clean-up plan remain open.
What the police investigation alleges
Trogir police have completed a criminal investigation into three men aged 66, 48 and 43. The published notice describes suspicion and a criminal complaint, not a conviction.
Police allege that the 66-year-old instructed his 48-year-old employee to transport construction-site waste from Split-Dalmatia and Šibenik-Knin counties and dump it illegally in Blizna Gornja.
Thirty plus twenty refers to trips, not tonnes
According to police, the first group dumped waste on at least 30 occasions between January 2025 and August 2026. A 43-year-old business owner is suspected of making at least 20 additional trips during 2026.
These figures count alleged journeys or dumping events. The notice does not state the weight or volume of the waste, so the total must not be presented as 50 tonnes or any other measured quantity.
Two trucks were temporarily seized
Police temporarily seized two trucks used by the suspects. A criminal complaint was submitted to the competent municipal state attorney's office in Split, while the state inspectorate is continuing measures within its remit.
The published information does not say which remediation orders will follow or who will ultimately pay for the clean-up. Those questions depend on further decisions by the prosecutor, inspectorate and other competent bodies.
The environmental effects have not yet been quantified
The police list construction, household, municipal and bulky waste, but the notice provides no laboratory findings, soil or water analyses, or confirmed assessment of environmental harm. It also reports no immediate danger to homes, drinking water or visitors.
That does not diminish the seriousness of the suspicion. It simply prevents an unsupported warning about contamination across the wider Trogir area before measurements and official findings are available.
What happens next
The next reliable milestones are the prosecutor's decision, any inspectorate orders, a measured quantity of waste and a publicly confirmed site-security or clean-up plan. Until then, the criminal allegations and the environmental assessment remain separate stages of the case.
Anyone who observes suspected dumping should keep a safe distance and report the location, time and vehicle details to the authorities. Do not enter or search the site and do not confront the people involved.
Evidence
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