Customs officer denies he was 'selective' in cider tax case

A customs officer has denied he was "selective" in laws he enforced when investigating the case of a north county businessman charged with failing to pay tax on cider he produced and sold in farmers' markets.

David Llewellyn, who runs the Fruit of the Vine farm on Quickpenny Road, Lusk, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of evading excise duty on cider produced by him.