Andrea Zammit, 53 of Rabat, appears before a jury today, accused of association for the importation and trafficking of 14.3 kilos of Cannabis.
The man was arraigned in 2005 after the drugs were discovered in a police raid.
He was also accused of the illegal possession of a number of protected birds, which were also discovered during a police raid. He pleaded not guilty.
The trial will be presided by Mr Justice Joseph Galea Debono.