£300K cheese theft

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£300K Artisan Cheese Heist: Man Arrested in Cheddar Swindle

LONDON: A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of high-value artisan cheddar cheeses from Neal’s Yard Dairy in Southwark, London. The theft, reported to the police on October 21, involved fraudsters impersonating genuine wholesalers to obtain hundreds of premium truckles, worth an estimated £300,000. The cheeses, totaling over 22 tonnes, included three prized varieties: Hafod Welsh,…