Blue BMW linked to repeated dumping incidents off A4109 in Crynant
A MAN with links to Bristol has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 after being caught fly-tipping in Neath following an investigation supported by covert CCTV footage.
A company based near the A4109 in Crynant had reported repeated incidents of waste being illegally dumped close to its entrance, including piles of interior wall rendering.
Due to the frequency of the incidents, a CCTV trail camera was installed at the site. Footage later captured a vehicle entering the area, with a person seen removing items from the boot and leaving them at the location before driving away.
Within days, further recordings showed a man driving a blue BMW entering the site and removing containers from the boot, which were left on the verges of the track. Investigators also reported that an item was thrown from the driver’s window.
Just a few days later, between 3.00pm and 4.00pm, the same vehicle returned. The driver was seen removing builders’ tonne bags from the boot, emptying them at the location and then driving off.
The matter was reported to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, prompting an investigation by the council’s Waste Enforcement section.
DVLA checks revealed the registered owner of the vehicle to be Jurij Sarcenkov, of Uplands Road, Bristol, BS16 4JU. Officers also noted that Google Street View imagery from April 2025 showed a vehicle matching the description parked on the driveway at that address.
Over the Christmas period, the blue BMW was later linked to a property on Neath Road, Crynant, where the driver was seen leaving the vehicle and entering the address. A Council Tax check confirmed the property was connected to Mr Sarcenkov, which he later confirmed during an interview under caution.
During enquiries at the Crynant property, investigators discovered rendering waste in the front garden which matched the material dumped near the company entrance. Builders’ bags were also found in the side garden.
Mr Sarcenkov was interviewed by Waste Enforcement officers at Neath Civic Centre but gave “no comment” responses to all questions.
On April 2, 2026, at Swansea Magistrates’ Court, 40-year-old Jurij Sarcenkov pleaded guilty to three offences contrary to Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
He was fined £1,000 for each offence, totalling £3,000, and was also ordered to pay £869.94 in costs and a £1,200 victim surcharge.
The total amount ordered by the court came to £5,069.94.
