Two deny cannabis charges

Two men have gone on trial accused of conspiracy to possess three quarters of a ton of cannabis resin in west Dublin.

William Hynes (aged 43) of Park Close, Dunshaughlin, Co Meath and John Mangan (aged 41) of Whitestown Green, Blanchardstown, have both pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to conspiring with others to possess cannabis resin and conspiring with others to possess the drug for sale or supply on July 31, 2006.