Warwickshire residents block in fly-tippers caught in act

Warwickshire Police said it was called to a report of two vans fly-tipping on Wednesday

Police have detained suspected fly-tippers after a group of residents blocked in their vans, the Warwickshire force has confirmed.

Two vans dumped large piles of rubbish on Packington Estate's Maxstoke Lane near Meriden on Wednesday.

Warwickshire Police described it as "some of the worst fly-tipping we had seen in a long time".

The force urged those who witnessed fly-tipping in progress to contact officers.

"If you are witness to an incident of fly tipping in-progress, you should contact the police including any information that might be useful to an investigation," the force said.

Two men were detained and instructed to reload their vehicles with rubbish following the incident.

Once the vans were loaded, they were escorted from the scene and seized under the Environmental Act.

"Officers from the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team also attended the scene and have now taken on the investigation and prosecution case," police said.

Individuals were supervised when "cleaning up their mess", police said