MIAMI – Pollution concerns prompted Miami-Dade police to raid a Redland property in Southwest Miami-Dade packed with illegal recreational vehicles. Residents, like a mother whose child got sick from contaminated water, are worried.
The vehicles, leaking septic waste , led to the raid and now, those responsible could face felony charges for pollution.
The raid involved more than 20 camped-out recreational vehicles.
Detectives said the setup is illegal and is an ongoing problem that affects other properties and the people who live there.
On Thursday, CBS News Miami spoke to residents in the area who say they have experienced firsthand the potential dangers in the soil.
“It was 10 days at a time in the hospital,” said a mother who wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation from her neighbors.
For years, this mother says she struggled watching her 3-year-old daughter go in and out of hospitals.
“After testing cultures, it’s E. coli, but it kept coming back to E. coli, and we weren’t sure why,” the mother said.