Police make further arrests in Neal’s Yard Dairy cheese robbery
Detectives investigating the theft of more than £ 300,000 high quality cheddar cheese have now arrested six people.
Last October, Neal’s Assist Dek Dekiyy said he had delivered 950 wheels to the person they believe was AA wholesale distributors for a large French retailer.
However, dairy products were actually deceived by scammers who spent them to convince them that they were legitimate customers.
London -based craft cheese The company realized that they gave 22 tons of cheddar to the scammers when they did not receive payments for the goods purchased only in two trucks.
A 63 -year -old man was arrested on the days of suspicion of fraud by taking fake representation and stolen goods.
The news of the investigation has been silent for a while, but the power has now confirmed that a total of six men aged 37-63 years have been arrested in connection with the land.
More arrest began in the New Year, a 37 -year -old man was arrested on January 2 due to suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and process stolen goods.
Two more men 63 and 45 years old were arrested in January, a 57 -year -old child was arrested in April.
The latest arrest arrived on July 3, when a 54 -year -old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and process stolen goods.
Met police said that a 50 -year -old man met carefully on July 4.
Six were published under an investigation waiting for more investigations and the investigation directed by the detectives from the Specialist Crime Command of MET is still ongoing.
Neal’s Yard Dışyy has sold British and Irish farm construction and artisan cheeses since the 1980s. It has four stores in London and sells online and subscription.
The robbery included tradesmen, including Hafod Welsh, WestCombe and PitchFork.
Somerset, Westcombe Disparter Director of WestCombe Tom Calver, produced some of the stolen cheeses and heard the news that he was “very troubled”, he said.
“This is ridiculous – everything that will play in the world – 22 tons of cheese?” 42 -year -old Mr. Calver added. “What I’m surprised shows is the value of people to these magnificent craftsmen foods.”
After the incident, the Southwark -based company called on Cheesemonggers all over the world to communicate with them if they suspect that they were sold with cheese wheels in 10 kg or 24kg format.
He said that he was still paying to cheese manufacturers, so that individual milk would not have to cover costs, and now he was working with the police to define the perpetrators.
Patrick Holden, the owner of Holden Farm Dekley, has been explained before Independent Hafod Welsh Cheddar, which was made using a hundred -year -old recipe from a herd of 90 cows, was among the claims that two and a half tones were stolen.
He said: “The biggest order we have ever had – so it was quite shocked.
“Our cheese is limited in the amount, but it was in storage and we worked the most we can back up.”
