Two of 10 men charged in drugs case in Cork to face Special Criminal Court trial

Mallow District Court heard that a book of evidence would be served on both men in January

Juan Antonio Gallardo is to be prosecuted on indictment at a Special Criminal Court. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed that two men who are among 10 accused of conspiring to import drugs into Ireland as part of an alleged international drugs gang be sent for trial at a Special Criminal Court. 

A Special Criminal Court sits with three judges and no jury and deals specifically with cases involving terrorism and organised crime.