A fourth man has been charged in connection with the seizure of an estimated £71m of cocaine off the coast
of County Cork last week.
Packets of cocaine float in the water beside a rescue boat
Perry Wharrie, 47, of Pryles Lane in Essex, was charged with possession of cocaine for sale or supply.
He appeared before Dunmanway District Court on Wednesday morning.
Three other men have already been charged in connection with the seizure, which was the biggest in the history of Ireland.
The drugs were found off the coast of Cork as rescuers searched for a man believed missing from a capsized dinghy.
Witnesses to the sea rescue said they saw packets of white powder in the water.