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Two arrested after Roscommon / Longford Divisional Drugs Unit discover cannabis grow house operation
Gardaí in Roscommon have arrested and charged two men following the discovery of a grow house in Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon on Sunday, March 26.
At approximately 11am yesterday morning, a search operation was conducted by the Roscommon / Longford Divisional Drugs Unit, with assistance from Gardaí at Castlerea Garda Station, at a premises in Ballinlough.
During the course of this search, Gardaí discovered a grow house operation within the premises.
Approximately 250 suspected cannabis plants at varying maturities were seized with an estimated street value of €200,000.
Two men (aged in their 40s and 50s) were arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Co Roscommon.
Both men have since been charged and are due to appear before Mullingar District Court this morning, Monday, March 27 at 10.30am.
Investigations are ongoing.
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