Canada Cheese-Smuggling Ring Busted - Policeman Charged
Canada Cheese-Smuggling Ring Busted - Policeman Charged
A Canadian police officer was among three people charged as the country’s authorities announced they had busted a major cheese-smuggling ring.
A joint US-Canadian investigation found C$200,000 (£125,600) of cheese and other products were illicitly brought over the border into southern Ontario.
The smugglers sold large quantities of cheese, which is cheaper in the US, to restaurants, it is alleged.
The other two men charged were civilians, one a former police officer.
The Niagara Regional Police (NRP) announced the charges in a news release on Thursday.
Constable Scott Heron, 39, a member of the NRP, faces counts of conspiracy, smuggling and other violations of customs law.