Thread: A Cheesy heist!

Originally Posted by Shutree

It must take a while to shift 950 cheeses.

A wheel of cheese can shift pretty fast...

This thread ripe for a follow up.


Jamie Oliver Urges Fans to Find $390K of Stolen Cheese Likely Headed to Russia

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has warned his 10.5 million Instagram followers to be on the lookout for 22 tons of award-winning artisanal cheddar cheese that was stolen as part of an elaborate scam. Con artists posing as legitimate French wholesale distributors “bought” more than 950 wheels of cloth-wrapped cheese from London-based Neal’s Yard Dairy, the company said in a statement on Instagram. By the time the retailer realized the purchase was a fraud, about $390,000 worth of cheese was gone—likely to be sold in Russia or the Middle East, the BBC reported. London’s Metropolitan Police are working with international law enforcement to investigate the theft. Oliver posted a video to Instagram explaining that only a handful of cheese makers produce authentic cheddar, which is named for the village in southwest England where it originated. The stolen cheeses were some of the “best cheddar in the world,” he said in the video, adding, “If anybody hears anything about lorry loads of very posh cheese,” it’s probably the thieves. Oliver further urged buyers to be suspicious of large amounts of premium cheddar going for cheap. “If the deal seems too gouda be true, it probably is!” he wrote. “Let’s find these cheese stealers.”

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Investigators will need to look Caerphilly.

^ It's el emmental y, dear Watson.

While you are scouring Bangkok in search of fine cheese, better hope you don't wake in the morning to find your Pantysgawn.

Rind your own buisiness

^ Exactly, Shutree ain't very mature at times.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ Exactly, Shutree ain't very mature at times.

Whey more than some on here, rennit?

^ Eeee... damn you're right.

As the little man on way to bang cock said Stilt onwards and upwards, do you wanna camembed with me or brie carefree?

^ A pretty weak response.

In fact,

I can't believe it's not better!

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ A pretty weak response.

In fact,

I can't believe it's not better!

butter is not cheese.

Good to know that Mendip, in the tradition of Dirk Gently, is pursuing enquiries in Bangkok into the curious case of the cheese missing from the UK.
In his own time and at his own expense too.
Meanwhile, sources in Soi 4 report a Babybel end in the area. Spotted listening to a musical quartet known as the Rock Four.

Originally Posted by Shutree

Rock Four.

'Ah le formidabble fromage du coque,hand made by artisans in the cellars of Chateau Smeg!'Wendyslade

^ went to a party there once for a melted cheese tasting. It was a fun do.

^^^ There's no sign of the cheese in Bangkok.

I'll continue my search at the weekend, back in parm Isaan.

^ Anna doesn't have a Man Utd strip. She may be an ex street dog, but she has some standards.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^^^ There's no sign of the cheese in Bangkok.

I'll continue my search at the weekend, back in parm Isaan.

Nice one.

Now you are back you'll be able to enjoy some Labneh Korat.

What with cheesy balls being a thing there.

Originally Posted by Mendip

back in parm Isaan.

Icy what you did this is begining to grate.

Any good fondle parties or just cheese whip down at Miss Gorgons' Holer?

Originally Posted by Mendip

She may be an ex street dog, but she has some standards.

Some tips man with big chopper get s girl and dog in happy ending on camera

Originally Posted by Mendip

Anna doesn't have a Man Utd strip.

It might well be fitting.

('gone to the dogs' gag there, for those not intelligent enough to get it)


A mate has a kid in school here and his FB pics from yesterday showed that one of the teachers wore a full Man United kit as his Halloween costume.


Well played, sir.

Originally Posted by Edmond

It might well be fitting.

('gone to the dogs' gag there, for those not intelligent enough to get it)

He just...jars.

Everything he posts...jars.

Why was he jailed in Australia again?

Originally Posted by Edmond

A mate has a kid in school here and his FB pics from yesterday showed that one of the teachers wore a full Man United kit as his Halloween costume.

Well played, sir.

It can't just be me that finds that extraordinarily lame, surely?

I mean...picture it.

Originally Posted by cyrille

picture it.

:-)

Back on topic.

Man arrested over theft of 22 tonnes of cheese from Neal’s Yard Dairy | UK news | The Guardian

Man arrested over theft of 22 tonnes of cheese from Neal’s Yard Dairy

Met police arrest man, 63, on suspicion of fraud by false representation and handling stolen goods


Detectives investigating the theft of 22 tonnes of cheese from Neal’s Yard Dairy have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of fraud by false representation and handling stolen goods.

The London cheese specialist delivered 950 wheels of cheddar – reported to be worth up to £300,000 – to an alleged fraudster posing as a wholesale distributor for a big French retailer.

A Metropolitan police spokesperson said the 63-year-old man was arrested and taken to a south London police station where he was questioned.

The spokesperson added: “He has since been bailed pending further inquiries. Inquiries remain ongoing.”

Neal’s Yard still paid Westcombe Dairy in Somerset, as well as the producers Hafod and Pitchfork, so they would not have to bear the cost of the theft “despite the significant financial blow”.

Tom Calver, the director of Westcombe Dairy in Westcombe, Somerset, produced some of the stolen cheese and said he was “hugely distressed” when he heard the news.

“I was really concerned about what it was and the implications of it. Neal’s Yard have been fantastic,” he said. “We are just trying to support them as much as possible by encouraging people to shop with them. It is a huge, very difficult loss.”

Ben Ticehurst, the head cheesemaker at the Trethowan Brothers dairy, which allegedly had 12 tonnes of its Pitchfork cheddar stolen, said: “We, like the rest of the world, were left wondering, who wants that much cheese? If you’re not a supermarket, what do you do with 22 tonnes of cheese? It’s really puzzling for us, and so hopefully the arrest will bring answers.”