Businessman found guilty in plot to pass off 'Irish' horsemeat as beef

The conspiracy unravelled in September 2012.

File photo dated 27/09/16 of Andronicos Sideras who has been found guilty at Inner London Crown Court of being part of a conspiracy to pass off horsemeat as beef. Photo credit should read: Isabel Infantes/PA Wire

By Aine Fox and Sally Wardle

A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a near-£200,000 conspiracy to pass off 30 tonnes of horsemeat as beef.