Two in court over cocaine seizure

Packets of cocaine float in the water beside a rescue boat

Two men have been charged in connection with a cocaine seizure in west Cork.

Joe Daly, 40, of Bexley in Kent and Martin Wanden, 44, of no fixed address, both appeared at a court in Skibbereen on Tuesday.

Mr Daly and Mr Wanden were charged with the possession and possession for sale or supply of cocaine on 2 July at Dunlough Bay, Mizen, Goleen.

Both men were remanded in custody to appear again before the court in Clonakilty on 17 July.

One man has already been charged in connection with the seizure, the biggest in the history of Ireland.