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Police in Spain arrested 65 people allegedly involved in a Europe-wide racket selling meat from ailing and old horses unfit for human consumption, EU police agency Europol said. Horses from Spain and Portugal were slaughtered and their meat sold as edible. A Dutch businessman arrested in Belgium is alleged to have controlled the racket from southeastern Spain. The investigation began during the 2013 horsemeat scandal, when horsemeat was found in burgers in the Republic of Ireland. Daily Emails and Alerts - Get the best of Newsweek delivered to your inbox Europol and Spanish Guardia Civil officers inspect a horse in this picture released after the arrest of 65 people involved in an illegal horsemeat racket. |
