Man and woman in 50s and 60s arrested after major drug raid
Conor Trindle
31 Jan 2023, 20:05 GMT+10
- At 1pm on Monday, gardai from the Roscommon Divisional Drugs Unit and from Castlerea conducted a search.
- During the course of this search, a suspected cannabis grow-house was discovered.
- Suspected cannabis plants valued at €288,000 were seized along with €240,000 of processed cannabis.
CO ROSCOMMON, Ireland - More than half a million euro worth of cannabis was seized during a major search on Monday and two middle-aged people, a man, and a woman were arrested.
The search, by officers from the Roscommon Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by gardai from Castlerea, was carried out under warrant as part of Operation Tara, in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon.
During the course of the search, a suspected cannabis growhouse was discovered.
Suspected cannabis plants with an estimated value of 288,000 were seized along with approximately 240,000 of processed cannabis.
All of the drugs seized are valued at approximately 528,000, pending analysis from Forensic Science Ireland.
A woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s were arrested at the scene. They have both been charged and are currently being detained at Castlerea Garda Station. They both appeared before a special sitting of Strokestown District Court at 6:30pm Tuesday evening.
Gardai say investigations are ongoing.
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