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    Arrest in connection with theft of 24 tons of cheddar cheese

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    LONDON – British police have arrested a man involved in a rampant heist, not quite of epic bank robbery proportions, although the heist involved 24 tons of smoother, waxier, relatively hard, but also buttery, tasty loot sharp.

    He was arrested in connection with a theft of cheddar cheese.

    The arrest was in connection with an incident that rocked Britain’s artisanal cheesemaking world in late October, when about $390,000 worth of rare cheddar was stolen from Neal’s Yard Dairy, a major cheese retailer in London.

    The Metropolitan Police confirmed in a statement late on Thursday that the man arrested, who has not been identified but is said to be 63, has been detained on suspicion of fraud by false representation and handling stolen property in connection with the case . A police spokesman said the man had been released on bail pending further enquiries.

    No other details about the investigation or other potential suspects have been released.

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    The case of the “robbery of grated cheese”, ca British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver named, began in July when a buyer posing as a wholesale distributor for a major French retailer ordered 950 “truckloads” of organic Hafod Welsh cheddar, Westcombe cheddar and Pitchfork cheddar from Neal’s Yard. A truck is a cylindrical wheel of cheese. They vary in size. They can be covered with wax. The trucks stolen from Neal’s yard were tied up with tarp.

    Neal’s Yard shipped the cheese to France in September. He said he realized he had been scammed when the invoices were not paid and his contacts with the fraudulent buyer suddenly became inaccessible.

    “We would like to put out a call to everyone in our esteemed cheese community around the world,” the company said. posted on Instagram at the time. “If anyone is offered or receives cheeses that they believe may have been associated with this theft, particularly cloth bound Cheddars in 10kg or 24kg formats with the labels detached, please contact [email protected]. uk to assist the police in their investigation. .”

    Cheese thefts seem to be quite rare. However, they have occurred before.

    A gang of Italian foodies was accused of theft 2,039 wheels of Parmegiano-Reggiano worth up to $875,000 in 2015. Two years earlier, an Illinois man was accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese.

    In July, a German policeman was fired for stealing cheddar cheese from an overturned truck while attending a traffic accident. The officer lost his appeal against his dismissal. He denied munching on any cheddar.

    This story has been updated with new information.

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