Chris Swales

Chris Swales is a 54-year-old smoked-salmon producer and the owner of Chapel & Swan Smokehouse in Exning, Suffolk. Recently, he became embroiled in a significant fraud case after falling victim to a scam involving a fake buyer posing as a representative for a French supermarket, resulting in £37,000 worth of salmon being stolen. His experience highlights the growing trend of luxury food crimes targeting independent producers.