Conviction over unpaid taxes on imported alcohol quashed on appeal
A conviction over unpaid customs duties and taxes was quashed after the prosecution failed to prove the contents of seized items.
A man who had been found guilty of importing alcoholic beverages without paying customs duties and taxes 18 years ago, was acquitted on appeal and spared a suspended sentence and a €18,000 fine on Thursday.The case dated back to 2006 when Gordon Grech got into trouble over two pallets of allegedly alcoholic beverages found among...