FIFTY drums, some containing oil, were found washed up on the Newport shoreline at the weekend.
Around ten 200 litre drums were found at Nash beach on Friday (27 July) and another 40 were found at Newport Dock on Sunday.
One of the drums discovered at Newport Dock was leaking a small amount of oil but firefighters who were at the scene managed to prevent any serious pollution issues.
Environment Agency Wales is investigating where the drums have come from and anyone with information is asked to call its incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
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