Dutch wholesaler sells horse meat as beef, arrested
Published:Thursday | May 23, 2013 | 6:05 PM
A Dutch meat wholesaler, Willy Selten, has been arrested for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horse meat as beef.
Mr Selten, who owns meat wholesaler Willy Selten BV, was arrested along with the company's interim director.
Prosecutors say they were suspected of false accounting and fraud.
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