Matured, cumin or… amphetamine. For a long time, cheese containing traces of these hard drugs was for sale on the market in Oldenzaal. As a result, Oldenzaal cheesemonger G. has permanently lost his permit. The court ruled that the municipality was right to withdraw permission.
The ‘drug cheese’ was discovered by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Inspectors found contaminated cheeses in its market stall and storage shed six times in 2020 and 2021. It resulted in three fines for violating the Commodities Act. The source was in his storage shed on Topweg in Hengelo.
‘Sizable production location’
The cheesemonger shared that warehouse with a drug lab. The police raided there in March 2020. The police arrested five suspects, including from Arnhem and The Hague. Amphetamine oil, a substance that is processed into drugs, was produced in the shed. A spokesperson spoke of a ‘large production location with a considerable capacity’.
The entrepreneur said he had nothing to do with these criminal activities. His cheese supply was in short supply and was confiscated. But he also failed to thoroughly disinfect his sales cart and shelves, the court ruled.
No open card
The man was a household name on the Oldenzaal market, until the Public Prosecution Service (OM) sounded the alarm. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the municipality would do well to conduct an integrity investigation. To keep his permit, the man had to complete the form completely and honestly. However, he didn’t.
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Matured, cumin or… amphetamine. For a long time, cheese containing traces of these hard drugs was for sale on the market in Oldenzaal. As a result, Oldenzaal cheesemonger G. has permanently lost his permit. The court ruled that the municipality was right to withdraw permission.
The ‘drug cheese’ was discovered by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Inspectors found contaminated cheeses in its market stall and storage shed six times in 2020 and 2021. It resulted in three fines for violating the Commodities Act. The source was in his storage shed on Topweg in Hengelo.
‘Sizable production location’
The cheesemonger shared that warehouse with a drug lab. The police raided there in March 2020. The police arrested five suspects, including from Arnhem and The Hague. Amphetamine oil, a substance that is processed into drugs, was produced in the shed. A spokesperson spoke of a ‘large production location with a considerable capacity’.
The entrepreneur said he had nothing to do with these criminal activities. His cheese supply was in short supply and was confiscated. But he also failed to thoroughly disinfect his sales cart and shelves, the court ruled.
No open card
The man was a household name on the Oldenzaal market, until the Public Prosecution Service (OM) sounded the alarm. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the municipality would do well to conduct an integrity investigation. To keep his permit, the man had to complete the form completely and honestly. However, he didn’t.
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“Why yes, I’m a cheesehead…
That’s iffy? O please!
Although I suppose that…
HEY MAN, GOT SOME CHEESE?!!”
“Adale andale arriba arriba”.
Aldus de kaasboer z’n muis.
That’s horrible! Which cheese are we talking about, so I can stay far away from it…