A Niagara Regional Police officer found guilty last month on charges related to his role in a cross-border cheese-smuggling operation has been arrested for breaking the terms of his bail while he waits for sentencing, police say.

Const. Scott Heron was charged with several criminal offences in September 2012, tied to his involvement in a cheese-smuggling operation in Niagara. He was released from custody then on the condition he followed certain bail terms.

As CBC News reported then, the scam involved individuals jamming cases of "brick" cheese — used as a common pizza topping — into their vehicles to smuggle across the border and resell to Canadian pizzerias and restaurants. With U.S. cheese being as little as one-third the price it is in Canada, drivers are making $1,000 to $2,000 a trip, according to numerous sources.

Authorities say more than $200,000 worth of food was purchased, and sold at a profit of more than $165,000, according to a CBC investigation in 2012.

Last month at trial, Heron was found guilty of three charges under the Customs Act and one count of criminal breach of trust, Niagara Regional Police say.

He was allowed to remain out of custody, but was required to follow those same bail terms from 2012 while he waits for sentencing on Nov. 27, 2015, police say.

Police investigated Heron last week and discovered evidence that he breached those terms. Police arrested Heron on Thursday morning pending an appearance in St. Catharines bail court Wednesday afternoon.