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Man due in court this afternoon following major Roscommon drug seizure

Jun 17, 2021 12:51
By Shannonside News
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Man due in court this afternoon following major Roscommon drug seizure

It's after officers searched a property in the village yesterday afternoon as part of an intelligence led operation.

A man in his 20s is due in court today after close to €600,000 worth of cannabis was seized by Roscommon Gardaí yesterday afternoon.

Members of the Roscommon and Longford Divisional Drugs Unit raided a property yesterday in the village of Frenchpark.

There they discovered a sophisticated growhouse both in the residence and in external sheds.

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139 cannabis plants were recovered along with 22 and a half kilos of vacuum-packed cannabis herb worth €592,000.

The man in his 20s has been charged in relation to the incident and will appear before a special sitting of Roscommon District Court today at 3pm.

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