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21/11/2012
Over 100 Arrests Made In Organised Crime Sweep
113 people have been arrested as part of an operation targeting organised crime.
Gardaí carried out some 236 planned searches across the country in relation to the investigation.
Around 4,200 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €3.5 million were seized at five grow houses in counties Cork, Meath, Wexford and Dublin yesterday.
The 113 people arrested so far as part of Operation Wireless are being held in a number of garda stations and are being questioned in relation to drug trafficking, robbery, possession of firearms and other related offences.
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Gardaí carried out some 236 planned searches across the country in relation to the investigation.
Around 4,200 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €3.5 million were seized at five grow houses in counties Cork, Meath, Wexford and Dublin yesterday.
The 113 people arrested so far as part of Operation Wireless are being held in a number of garda stations and are being questioned in relation to drug trafficking, robbery, possession of firearms and other related offences.
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