A preliminary hearing has begun in Regina for two men charged with first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Rob Vicente.

A routine publication ban prevents the reporting of evidence presented at the hearing for 22-year-old Darak More and 20-year-old Devin Schmit.

In addition to being accused of murdering Vicente, the two men are charged with robbery with a firearm.

After a four-month search, police found the body of Vicente on a rural property near Davidson in February 2011.

The hearing is expected to last three weeks.