Three charged in Britain for selling horse meat as beef

Three men will face the full wrath of the law after they were found culpable of selling horse meat as beef in London.

The men have been charged with fraud in a country where it is culturally a taboo to eat horse meat.

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Charges against the three men relate to activities between January and October of 2012 and follow an investigation by City of London Police.

“After carefully considering evidence from the UK and overseas, the CPS has decided that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to charge these three men,” the CPS said a statement.

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