Truck Driver Arrested on Suspicion of Air Pollution and Stench in Rishon LeZion

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Police arrested a sewage truck driver on suspicion of dumping oil or fuel into the city's sewage system in Rishon LeZion. According to Ynet, the driver was documented arriving at a side path in the Ramat Eliyahu area and leaving after some time, and municipal workers pumped the material out of the sewage and flushed thousands of liters of clean water through it.

According to Israel Hayom, the driver was questioned about the circumstances of the incident, after two days of nuisance caused by the odor. Mayor Raz Kinstlich said the source was located through joint patrols by the Home Front Command, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the municipality and the water utility "Meniv," and described the incident as a "serious sanitation nuisance."

According to Behadrei Haredim, after two days of intense stench and thousands of calls to emergency centers, security camera footage led to the suspect, and monitoring tests ruled out danger to the public.