Gardaí have arrested a man after discovering a cannabis grow house at a property in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim.
The man in his early 50s was arrested and is currently detained at Carrick-on-Shannon garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
During the course of a search of a property at Aughavas, near Carrigallen, a “highly sophisticated” grow house was discovered with more than 250 cannabis plants at a mature stage of growth.
The plants have an estimated street value of €200,000.
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The house was sealed off for a forensic technical examination.
