A man in his 40s was arrested by gardaí following a raid on a sophisticated cannabis grow house in Ballymakeera yesterday where cannabis plants valued at almost €100,000 were seized.
As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs & organised crime, gardaí attached to the Cork North West Divisional Drugs Unit, accompanied by the Cork South West Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search of a domestic residence.
A Garda spokesperson said that during the course of the operation, gardaí uncovered a sophisticated cannabis grow house at the house.
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'Investigating gardaí seized 122 suspected mature cannabis plants with an estimated value of €97,600, approximately 1 kilogram of suspected loose cannabis material with an estimated value of €20,000, and drug paraphernalia.
'An adult male (aged in his 40s) was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Southern Region.'
The seized substances will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis and gardaí confirmed that investigations are ongoing.
