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Gardai raid another big cannabis growhouse in west Roscommon

Apr 10, 2024 22:50 By Eoghan Murphy
Gardai raid another big cannabis growhouse in west Roscommon
Gardai released this image of the drugs found in Fairymount
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Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €180,000 were seized by investigating Gardaí.

Gardai have raided their second cannabis growhouse in west Roscommon in consecutive days, seizing €180,000 of the drug today.

It means almost €900,000 worth of the drug has been found in the area in just over 24 hours, in separate incidents.

The latest seizure was in Fairymount this afternoon.

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It was part of an operation, called Operation Tara, which is targeting suspected growhouses.

A Garda spokesman said: "Shortly after 5pm today, gardai attached to the Mayo Roscommon Division Drugs Unit searched a property in Fairymount.

"During the course of the search a large scale growhouse was located with cannabis plants at various stages of growth.

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"Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €180,000 were seized by investigating gardaí.

"The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.

"Investigations are ongoing."

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Yesterday afternoon, in a separate incident, gardai found around €700,000 worth of cannabis at a house in Loughglynn, only three or four miles from Fairymount.

Three men were arrested on suspicion of drug-trafficking.

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