Volunteers have removed 60 containers of nitrous oxide gas that were illegally dumped on a mountain in Conwy county.
Nitrous oxide, commonly referred to as laughing gas, is classified as a Class C substance.
Most of the boxes were empty, but around 30 unopened cans of the gas were also cleared away from the Sychnant Pass above Penmaenmawr.
Conwy council is appealing for anyone with information on the fly-tipping to get in touch.
The waste was discarded slightly more than a week ago at a hillside beneath the route across the Sychnant Pass.
Much of it landed in thick brambles, which meant the volunteers had to fight their way through the undergrowth on the slope to pick up the mess last Saturday.
Zina Kornishina, a crafts person specializing in wool work from the Conwy Valley, volunteered for the initiative.
She asked, "How frequently do you come across Class C drugs dispersed throughout the mountains?"
This constituted an enormous quantity of waste to dispose of at any location, yet the area happens to be within a national park and presents significant hazards for cleanup efforts—especially considering the treacherous incline blanketed with thorny bushes.
We weren't sure what precisely was in that heap and worried that it might contain food waste or plastics that could be detrimental to wildlife, sheep, or the Carneddau mountain ponies that wander through the region.
When we witnessed what had been discarded in the mountains, we realized we needed to clean it up before any drug traffickers or addicts stumbled upon it, or worse, some naive teenagers ended up getting into serious trouble through accidental misuse.
A law enforcement officer halted to assist the volunteers and ensure the safety of everybody operating beneath a steep mountain pass.
Over eight trash bags worth of garbage were removed.
The Conwy council stated that the waste was located on privately owned land; however, they were looking into identifying those responsible for dumping it.
A spokeswoman said: "There is no excuse for fly tipping and local residents should not have to tolerate this type of behaviour by a small minority of irresponsible people who break the law.
"Cases are investigated and when there is sufficient evidence to identify those who have fly-tipped, appropriate action will be taken, including prosecution through the courts."
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