Three men charged in connection with State’s biggest drug bust await DPP directions

The court heard one of the men may apply for bail on the next court date

Cocaine worth in excess of €157m was seized by gardaí, customs officers and the Naval Service from ship the MV Matthew n September. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the cases of three men charged in connection with the State’s biggest drug bust, or a timeline on when those directions might be, are now expected on February 13.

Dutch national Cumali Ozgen, 48; Filipino Harold Estoesta, 30; and Iranian Saeid Hassani, 37, were remanded in continued custody until that date.