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Drugs Seizure
Cannabis plants seized from growhouses in separate operations in Co Monaghan and Galway Gaeltacht
The 260 cannabis plants seized in Galway had an estimated value of €208,000.
LAST UPDATE | 13 Sep 2024
GARDAÍ HAVE SEIZED cannabis plants after discovering growhouses in separate operations in Co Monaghan and in a Galway Gaeltacht village.
In Galway, gardaí charged a man in his 40s after discovering a growhouse yesterday in Indreabhán, a Gaeltacht village.
As part of ongoing investigations into the sale and distribution of drugs, gardaí searched a residence in Indreabhán and discovered a growhouse containing 260 cannabis plants with an estimated value of €208,000.
Gardaí also seized dried cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €70,000.
The operation was carried out by the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit assistance from the Armed Support Unit.
A man in his 40s was arrested and has since been charged.
He was due to appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court this evening.
Meanwhile, in Co Monaghan, gardaí arrested a man in his 20s and seized €350,000 of suspected illegal cannabis plants and herbal cannabis following a search of a premises today.
During the search under warrant of a residence in Castleblayney, a growhouse was discovered containing 57 cannabis plants, along with 13 vacuum bags of dried cannabis herb, with a combined value of around €350,000.
The operation was carried out by Monaghan Divisional Drugs Unit.
The man in his 20s arrested in connection with the investigation was detained at a Garda station in the Co. Monaghan area and has since been charged.
He is expected to appear before a special sitting of Monaghan District Court tomorrow morning.
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