Man charged over €10.6 million drug haul has case adjourned
Kilkenny Court House.
The case of a South-East man allegedly involved in a €10.6 million drug bust was adjourned until next month.
Michael Murphy (61), with an address on the Waterford/Kilkenny border, was charged over the seizure of a large amount of cocaine valued at €10.65 million.
Murphy previously appeared on four separate charges relating to the discovery of drugs, cocaine, hidden in a truck on the M9 in Co. Kilkenny in March of this year.
At an earlier sitting of a special District Court in Gorey, Co Wexford, Murphy was charged with the seizure of 152kg of cocaine on the M9 in County Kilkenny. He was also charged with the possession of cocaine and also the possession of cocaine with intent to sell or supply the drugs to others.
Murphy is currently remanded in custody. He was represented by Jane McCudden BL under the instruction of solicitor Christopher Hogan at Kilkenny Circuit Court.
Prosecuting barrister Dylan Redmond BL informed the Court that the sentencing matter would take 'half a day' to finalize.
Judge Cormac Quinn adjourned proceedings until December 18.
