Horsemeat scandal: 65 arrested in probe into sale of horsemeat as beef in Ireland

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Ciaran Moran
The Spanish police, in coordination with Europol, have dismantled an organised crime group that was trading horsemeat in Europe that was unfit for human consumption.
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