Over 100 indicted in ‘Grand Canyon of Meinong’ illegal dumping caseBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAA total of 106 people have been indicted and 43 plots of land seized in Kaohsiung’s Meinong District (美濃) in connection to the illegal excavation of gravel pits later backfilled with construction waste, the Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office said today. The office in a news release said it has concluded its investigation into the so-called “Grand Canyon of Meinong” (美濃大峽谷). Excavation equipment is pictured in a pit in Kaohsiung's Meinong District in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Ciaotou District Prosecutors' OfficeThe sites were filled with foul, stagnant water, polluting the surrounding farmland, they said. The excavation-and-backfill scheme earned illegal profits estimated at NT$300 million (US$9.54 million), they added.

Source: Taipei Times February 11, 2026 08:10 UTC