A man charged in relation to the alleged illegal dumping of 13 drums at two sites near Yeppoon has been released on bail after being arrested by police for failing to appear in court.
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A warrant has been issued for one of the men charged in relation to the alleged illegal dumping of 13 drums at two sites near Yeppoon, after he did not appear in court on Thursday.
Jason Lee Atkins was listed to appear in Yeppoon Magistrates Court but he failed to do so.
Mr Atkins, 38, is facing numerous charges including wilfully causing material environmental harm following a Department of Environment and Science investigation.
In 2019, the Department launched an investigation after drums were found in waterways at the Capricorn Coast.
In court on Thursday, a lawyer for the Department appeared via phone link and requested that a warrant be issued.
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The court case involving two men accused of dumping drums in a Capricorn Coast lagoon is likely to proceed to a hearing in Rockhampton.
Last year Eric Karl Davis, 41, and Jason Lee Atkins, 38, were charged with wilfully causing material environmental harm, following a Department of Environment and Science investigation.
The Department charged Mr Davis and Mr Atkins following an investigation into the October 2019 discovery of nine drums allegedly dumped in a lagoon near Corio Bay Fish Habitat Reserve Road, at Farnborough.
The case involving Mr Davis and Mr Atkins, both of whom have not been required to enter a plea, has been mentioned numerous times in Yeppoon Magistrates Court.