At long
last and congratulation to the Spanish-led police which managed to discover the
boss behind the criminal horse meat racket.
Police in
Spain arrested 65 people for crimes which covers animal abuse, forgery, money
laundering and racketeering.
Horses in
Portugal and Spain were the meat was declared as unfit for human consumption;
documents and microchips were changed and the meat was classified as edible.
The
original scandal was first discovered in the Republic of Ireland in 2013 but
the top man of the operation was not to be found. The horse meat was used instead of beef and labelled as beef.
The police
discovered a Dutch ‘businessman’ in Belgium is in control of the illegal trade.
The Spanish
Police worked with their colleagues in Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal,
Romania, Switzerland and the UK.
The
Dutchman, not named yet, controlled the crime ring from Calpe in Alicante through
his most close men operating in every country according to the Europol.
At the
discovery, police raided slaughterhouses in Alicante and Leon, blocking or
seizing bank accounts and confiscated properties and luxurious cars.
Further
charges had been added of perverting the course of justice and committing crimes
against public health.
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