According to British media reports on October 22, a woman was "trapped" by three municipal officials for pouring the remaining coffee into the drainage, and received a fine of £150 ($1,400).

Burku Yesieryurt from Kew, west London, said she poured a small amount of drink from a reusable cup into a roadside drain because she didn't want to spill coffee on the bus.

But a moment later, as she stood at a bus stop near Richmond Station, she was ¡°shocked¡± to see three male law enforcement officials ¡°pursue¡± her on the streets.

The officials were fined £150 under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1990 and could be reduced to £100 if she paid within 14 days.

Ms Yeshil Yurt said she felt the incident ¡°very frightening¡± and felt ¡°trembling¡± on the way to work.

But the Thames River District Assembly insisted that its officials acted ¡°professional and objectively¡± and said the punishment was implemented in accordance with its policies.

"I noticed that the bus I was going to take was approaching, so I dumped the remaining little. It wasn't much, just a little bit. As soon as I turned around, I noticed three men, law enforcement officials, chasing me, and they immediately stopped me," Ms. Yesilyurt told the media.

The local resident claimed that when she did so on October 10, she didn¡¯t know it was illegal to pour liquid into the drain.

In accordance with Article 33 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1990, the treatment of waste "in a way that may pollute water or land" is illegal.

Dropping liquids into the street drain is a violation of this regulation. Ms Yasser Ault said she had asked law enforcement officials if there were labels to inform the law, but was not answered.

A spokesman for Parliament in Richmond said after reviewing camera footage, they ¡°do not acknowledge the existence of offensive sexual behavior by law enforcement.¡±

Last year, bureaucrats at Stoke City Council once fined a couple £ 400 littering after throwing envelopes into a public bin and tracing them to the address on the envelope.

Deborah and Ian Deere were fined £200 each after taking out the envelope with an address.

But parliamentary investigators say this violates Articles 87 and 88 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1990 and constitutes a disorderly disposal of garbage because household garbage is not allowed to go into public garbage cans.

A spokesman for the Stoke City Council at Trent River said at the time: ¡°This parliament is continuing to maintain zero tolerance for illegal dumping and accompanied by law enforcement measures. We are continuing to advance proactive patrol and investigation. During evidence processing in the investigation area, we will arrange cleaning teams to clear waste. The case is currently under investigation by the Environmental Crime Group.¡±

Fixed penalty notices are issued as an alternative to court prosecution proceedings. We are committed to working together to clean our city and will enforce waste violations when supported by evidence.

Woman is fined £150 for pouring coffee down a drain - after being 'chased' by THREE jobsworth council officers