HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A New Jersey man has been charged with stealing more than $160,000 worth of Jamaican cheese. Prosecutors said Thursday that 18-year-old Darluis Ortiz stole pallets of Tastee Cheese products from a food warehouse in Moonachie on Sept. 23. Tastee Cheese often is eaten with spiced or sweetened buns, especially at Easter. It's produced by Dairy Industries Jamaica Ltd. Ortiz was arrested Wednesday.
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