04/08/2014

Cannabis Cultivation Facility Uncovered In Co Galway

Gardaí in Co Galway have arrested two men in connection with the discovery of 120 cannabis plants during a search of a house at Kilgarve Court in Ballinsloe.

The discovery was made when garda searched the house on Sunday morning, also recovering a quantity of harvested cannabis.

Garda estimated that the drugs were worth €100,000.

The men, both aged in their 30s, are being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Ballinasloe and Loughrea Garda Stations, where they can be held for up to seven days.

(MH/CD)

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