CARMARTHEN: Three men charged with conspiring to supply unfit meat after food crime investigation

Three men from Carmarthen are among seven people charged with conspiring to supply unfit meat, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

Tudor Organ, 30, William Organ, 54, and Simon Jones, 36, all from Carmarthen, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday 14 October, along with David Hird, 29, from Ceredigion.

Richard Agyemang, 58, Amjad Buttar, 58, and Abdul Rahman, 56, all based in London, were present in court.

All seven are charged with conspiring to supply unfit meat. Tudor Organ and William Organ are also charged with animal cruelty, for carrying out an act that caused an animal to suffer, the CPS said.

The charges follow an investigation by the Food Standards Agency‘s National Food Crime Unit, which the agency described as lengthy and complex.

All seven were committed to Southwark Crown Court, where they are due to appear on 11 November. They were granted unconditional bail.

Neil Castle, deputy head of the National Food Crime Unit, said the charges followed a lengthy and complex investigation by the unit into food crime offences.

Dean Quick, of the CPS’s Serious Economic Organised Crime and International Directorate, said prosecutors had found sufficient evidence to bring the case and that criminal proceedings were in the public interest.

He said the defendants had the right to a fair trial, and that “it is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online” which could prejudice it.

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Kit Peters

Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.