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Drugs
Huge stash of cannabis found in Offaly
Two men have been arrested.
GARDAÍ HAVE SEIZED a large amount of cannabis in Offaly.
As part of an ongoing operation into the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in the county, gardaí from Edenderry carried out a planned search of a premises in Clonmore on Wednesday at about 10.30pm.
They seized cannabis plants with an estimated value of €250,000, pending analysis.
Meanwhile, another quantity of cannabis plants was found by Tullamore gardaí when they searched a vehicle in the area.
A further €160,000 worth of cannabis was seized in a subsequent search of a property in Killeigh.
Two men, aged 26 and 30 years, were arrested and are currently detained at Tullamore Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
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