Search

06 Sept 2025

Cannabis worth €45,000 seized by gardaí in Abbeyshrule raid

Two men were arrested at the scene and taken to Longford Garda Station for questioning. Photo: Michelle Ghee. www.gphotos.ie
Gardaí seized cannabis with an estimated value of €45,000 during a raid on a house at Abbeyshrule in Co Longford yesterday evening.

Gardaí seized cannabis with an estimated value of €45,000 during a raid on a house at Abbeyshrule in Co Longford yesterday evening.

The operation, which was a joint undertaking by officers of the Divisional Drugs Unit and Detective Units, took place at approximately 9.45pm.

During a search of the property, gardaí found 55 cannabis plants and a quantity of cannabis herb.

Two men in their 20s were arrested at the scene under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and were taken to Longford Garda Station for questioning. Both were later released and a file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.