EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As illegal dumping continues in outlying areas of El Paso County, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it is working to address the issue.

Sheriff Oscar Ugarte says his office regularly receives calls from residents who report vehicles driving into desert areas to unload trash.

“We do get a lot of community members calling. There’s a truck entering the desert but by the time the unit gets there, that individual’s gone,” Ugarte said.

He says the issue is more common in unincorporated areas of the County, including Montana Vista and desert stretches near Horizon.

To address the issue, the Sheriff’s Office has launched plainclothes operations, placing deputies in unmarked vehicles in known dumping areas, in an effort to catch offenders in the act. Ugarte said t

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