11/02/2013

Two Men Arrested Following Cannabis Find

Two men have been arrested after Gardai seized an estimated €700,000 worth of cannabis plants in Virginia, Co Cavan.

Detectives searched a warehouse in a planned operation this morning and found a major cultivation operation with an estimated 800 cannabis plants.

The two males are being questioned in Bailieborough Garda station.

(CD/GK)

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