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Inside the World of Large-Scale Food Heists
On March 26, 2013, Veniamin Balika pulled his 18-wheeler over at the New Jersey Turnpike's Vince Lombardi rest area. The reprieve didn’t last long, as Balika soon found himself handcuffed and arrested by state policemen. The driver didn't have anything too suspicious in his possession, only a massive shipment totaling 42,000 pounds of Muenster cheese, valued at over $200,000, stored in his refrigerated truck. Balika was supposed to be delivering the load for K&K Cheese/Old Country Cheese Factory, the cheese manufacturer, in Cashton, Wisconsin.
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