Two arrested over Laois cannabis cultivation

A cannabis cultivation site was discovered by gardaí in Ballacolla yesterday.

GARDAÍ IN CO LAOIS have arrested two men in connection with the discovery of a cannabis cultivation site.

The site was discovered during the search of a house in Ballacolla, Co Laois, yesterday. A quantity of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €140,000 were also discovered at the property and seized by gardaí.

Two men were arrested at the scene and are being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Portlaoise Garda Station.

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