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Man charged over Galway drugs seizure

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €280,00 were seized at a house near Tuam on Saturday.

A MAN HAS appeared in court charged in connection with a seizure of cannabis plants near Tuam in Co Galway over the weekend.

The man, named as Lim Chung Wan, appeared before a special sitting Galway District Court at 9.30am this morning.

He was charged in relation to the seizure of €280,000 worth of cannabis plants at a house in Cummer, Tuam on Saturday evening at 5pm.

Lim Chung Wan was remanded to appear before Harristown District Court on Friday, breakingnews.ie reports.

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