Gardaí seize €180,000 worth of cannabis plants during second raid in Roscommon

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Gardaí seize €180,000 worth of cannabis plants during second raid in Roscommon
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Two grow houses in the county have been searched in as many days, resulting in three arrests and the seizure of drugs worth around €880,000

Gardaí have seized around €180,000 worth of cannabis plants following a search of a property in Roscommon .

The cannabis plants were at various stages of growth and are believed to have had a street value of around €180,000. Suspected grow houses are currently the focus of the operation, and investigations are ongoing in the area. “This search operation was conducted as part of ongoing investigations by the Mayo Roscommon Longford Divisional Drugs Unit, under Operation Tara, targeting suspected cannabis grow houses.

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