Two arrests over Britain’s horse-meat scandal
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Police inward London convey confirmed the arrest of 2 men on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud over Britain’s horse-meat contamination scandal.
The City of London Police gave the update on their investigation on Thursday, revealing the arrests dated dorsum to May.
It followed recent criticism past times British MPs over the tiresome mensuration of national inquiries into the scandal, amongst no prosecutions 6 months afterward the contamination was outset revealed.
The regain of Equus caballus inwardness inward a hit of processed beef products was outset highlighted inward Ireland. The scandal apace spread across Europe as well as resulted inward the recollect of tens of millions of ready-made meals as well as related products.
The investigation across Europe highlighted the complexities of the nutrient chain as well as its vulnerability to rogue traders.
London police delineate said they had been asked to back upwards Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) amongst its research into how products became adulterated amongst Equus caballus meat.
Using its National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, the strength was initially asked to review all testify collected past times law enforcement agencies inward United Kingdom as well as Europe, too equally from the FSA’s ain regulatory activity.
As a result, a police delineate probe was launched inward May as well as during the initial stages of inquiries, detectives arrested 2 men on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.
They interviewed 2 other men nether caution.
Additionally, several search warrants were executed at businesses as well as domicile addresses approximately Britain.
“This is an extremely complex investigation roofing a divulge of jurisdictions as well as a multifariousness of businesses,” Detective Chief Superintendent Oliver Shaw, from the City of London Police, said.
“We are working closely amongst police delineate forces, other law enforcement agencies as well as regulators to decide whether Equus caballus inwardness beingness used inward a hit of inwardness products was deliberate as well as coordinated criminal activity.”
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