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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Liam Buckler

Organised crime gangs steal cheese worth more than £17,000 for secret Moscow black market

Tough sanctions against Russia are prompting a series of high-value cheese thefts - thanks to a thriving black market exploiting Western product shortages.

Experts believe as a result of Moscow being hit with unprecedented sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, thieves are capitalising on the shortages.

Cheese thefts worth more than £17,000 have disappeared from warehouses, apparently stolen by organised crime gangs for the secret Moscow market.

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