A man has been arrested over claims that over 650 sheep were stolen in an alleged insurance fraud, before the animals were apparently found alive and well.
The City of London Police said the case centres on payouts of more than £28,000 from three insurance claims made within a year for the alleged theft of sheep.
Officers are investigating whether the thefts - from fields rented by a 24-year-old man in Devon - ever happened and whether the insurance claims were fraudulent.
