FreeStateLumpy
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The Police State... coming to you soon in the USA (even more than now)... watch out you scary raw milk people! Here comes THE STATE!
Police bust cheese smuggling ring
We have always been huge fans of cheese, but our dedication to the cause can't beat that of Canadians, who have resorted to smuggling the stuff to satisfy their appetites.
In the 'Great White North', cheese lovers pay three times as much as those in the U.S and one group of unscrupulous entrepreneurs has just been busted for running a smuggling ring accused of illegally importing $200,000 of mozzarella.
This week, three men including a police officer were arrested and charged over the large-scale smuggling scheme to distribute cheese products and other food items into Canada, according to Niagra Regional Police Service.
The "brick" cheese, commonly used by pizzerias, was allegedly smuggled over the border in cars at a profit of up to $2000 per trip.
Restaurants were reportedly offered cases of the smuggled mozzarella at discount prices, but no vendors have been charged.
Scott Heron, Casey Langelaan and Bernie Pollino, are all facing charges of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and keeping, acquiring or disposing of Illegally imported goods.
Canada's dairy regulations and taxes are to blame for the country's high cheese prices but it isn't the first food to become a profitable black market commodity.
Each year, roughly 28 tonnes of Himalayan truffles are smuggled into Europe and sold as fresh Perigord and Italian truffles, fetching thousands of dollars per kilo. Tasteless imitations also continue to be manufactured in China and sold overseas.
The UK also reported a loss of $1.3 billion in taxes due to alcohol smuggling activities in 2011, a large portion of which was for whiskey.
Demand for Blue-Fin Tuna, worth up to $450,000 for a single fish (yes, you read that right) has sky-rocketed as sushi restaurants pop up the world over, but fishing quotas have forced the profitable business underground.
http://food.ninemsn.com.au/healthyrecipes/newsandfeatures/8540171/police-bust-cheese-smuggling-ring
Police bust cheese smuggling ring
We have always been huge fans of cheese, but our dedication to the cause can't beat that of Canadians, who have resorted to smuggling the stuff to satisfy their appetites.
In the 'Great White North', cheese lovers pay three times as much as those in the U.S and one group of unscrupulous entrepreneurs has just been busted for running a smuggling ring accused of illegally importing $200,000 of mozzarella.
This week, three men including a police officer were arrested and charged over the large-scale smuggling scheme to distribute cheese products and other food items into Canada, according to Niagra Regional Police Service.
The "brick" cheese, commonly used by pizzerias, was allegedly smuggled over the border in cars at a profit of up to $2000 per trip.
Restaurants were reportedly offered cases of the smuggled mozzarella at discount prices, but no vendors have been charged.
Scott Heron, Casey Langelaan and Bernie Pollino, are all facing charges of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and keeping, acquiring or disposing of Illegally imported goods.
Canada's dairy regulations and taxes are to blame for the country's high cheese prices but it isn't the first food to become a profitable black market commodity.
Each year, roughly 28 tonnes of Himalayan truffles are smuggled into Europe and sold as fresh Perigord and Italian truffles, fetching thousands of dollars per kilo. Tasteless imitations also continue to be manufactured in China and sold overseas.
The UK also reported a loss of $1.3 billion in taxes due to alcohol smuggling activities in 2011, a large portion of which was for whiskey.
Demand for Blue-Fin Tuna, worth up to $450,000 for a single fish (yes, you read that right) has sky-rocketed as sushi restaurants pop up the world over, but fishing quotas have forced the profitable business underground.
http://food.ninemsn.com.au/healthyrecipes/newsandfeatures/8540171/police-bust-cheese-smuggling-ring
