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16/06/2016
Man Arrested Over Dublin Drug Seizure
A man has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a large quantity of cannabis plants in Shankill, Co Dublin.
As part of an on-going operation targeting the cultivation of cannabis in the south dunlin area, Gardaí carried out the search at a house at Heronford Lane on Tuesday evening. There, they discovered 400 cannabis plants growing on the ground floor and a further 700 in the basement. The seizure may have a street value, subject to analysis, in excess of €500,000.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking)Act, 1996 at Shankill Garda Station.
The house has been sealed off for a forensic technical examination.
(MH/JP)
As part of an on-going operation targeting the cultivation of cannabis in the south dunlin area, Gardaí carried out the search at a house at Heronford Lane on Tuesday evening. There, they discovered 400 cannabis plants growing on the ground floor and a further 700 in the basement. The seizure may have a street value, subject to analysis, in excess of €500,000.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking)Act, 1996 at Shankill Garda Station.
The house has been sealed off for a forensic technical examination.
(MH/JP)
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