Three arrested after €220,000 cannabis seizure in Carlow

Gardaí detain Lithuanian nationals after finding 7kg of cannabis herb and 100 plants

A view of the 7kg of cannabis herb discovered by gardaí in Carlow on Friday. Photograph: An Garda Síochána
A view of the 7kg of cannabis herb discovered by gardaí in Carlow on Friday. Photograph: An Garda Síochána

Three men have been arrested after gardaí seized €220,000 worth of cannabis in Carlow on Friday.

Gardaí searched a house at Borlum Wood on the Green Road in Carlow Town at about 8pm as part of an anti-drugs operation.

They discovered 7kg of cannabis herb in an upstairs room and 100 cannabis plants in a second room.

Two men in their 50s and a man in his 30s were taken to Carlow Garda station and are being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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All three men are Lithuanian nationals, according to gardaí.

The scene was preserved overnight pending a full technical examination and gardaí said the operation is ongoing.

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton is an Audience Editor at The Irish Times. He also writes the Lost Leads archive series