EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two people were arrested on Thursday, April 24, for illegal dumping in a desert area in far East El Paso, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Lilia De La Riva, 79, and Refugio Alvarez Valdez, 61, were arrested on illegal dumping warrants.
Both De La Riva and Valdez were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a $2,500 bond each.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday, April 23, the East Montana Patrol Station Criminal Investigations Unit was notified of a video posted by FitFam showing a citizen confronting an individual engaged in illegal dumping in a desert area near Montana Vista.
Investigators located the dumping site and determined roughly 110 cubic feet of trash had been dumped, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Warrants were made for the arrest of De La Riva and Valdez.
In addition to the arrest of De La Riva and Valdez, the vehicle that was used during the dumping was impounded.
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