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The Grate Cheese Robbery: Man arrested after 22 tonnes of cheddar stolen

Neal's Yard Dairy said it has had £300,000 worth of premium cheddar cheese stolen by someone impersonating a 'legitimate wholesale distributor'

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"I think they are hoping to sell it in the Middle East or Russia."
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"I think they are hoping to sell it in the Middle East or Russia."

A 63-year-old man has been arrested after 22 tonnes of cheddar was stolen in a suspected incident of fraud. The Metropolitan Police said it had received a report on Monday, October 21 of the theft of...

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