Four men facing drug charges have had their committal to the Court of General Gaol Delivery delayed.
Francis Richard Dunne, of Vauxhall, Liverpool, has previously pleaded not guilty to three counts of conspiracy to produce drugs to the island and one of entering into an arrangement.
Stephen Joseph James Alty, aged 39, of Litherland, Merseyside, has denied three counts of conspiracy to produce cannabis to the island.
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Jamie Mark Smith, aged 31, of Maple Avenue, Onchan, has entered not guilty pleas to three counts of conspiracy to produce cannabis to the island, one of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, and one of being concerned in the supply of cannabis.
Liam Dunne, aged 32, of Vauxhall, has previously pleaded not guilty to three counts of conspiracy to produce drugs to the island.
They were due to be committed on Thursday but prosecutor Richard Butters said that the case consisted of thousands of papers and committal bundles had only just been passed to the defence advocates.
The allegations are said to have stemmed from two previous arrests of men who were travelling to the island from Heysham.
In February last year £442,423-worth of cannabis was found by police hidden in a secret compartment in a car and in April, £144,496 worth of the drug was found also hidden in a vehicle.
A search by Merseyside police of a house in Liverpool was said to have found a bag of cash estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000, which included Manx notes, with a machete behind a door.
Committal for the four men is now due to take place on May 9.

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