TWO MEN are due in court later today in connection with the seizure of cannabis plants worth an estimated €700,000 in Co Cavan yesterday.

The two are due to appear before Ballyconnell District Court at 10:30am in connection with yesterday’s seizure, at a house in Virginia, Co Cavan.

The two men, both of whom are in their 20s, were arrested yesterday morning after a planned operation which led to the discovery of an “extensive” cannabis cultivation operation in the warehouse.

The plants had an estimated street value of between €640,000 and €700,000.

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Two men due in court over €700k cannabis seizure

Read: Two arrests as 800 cannabis plants seized in Virginia, Co Cavan

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