Two men charged after growhouse discovered in Co Roscommon
Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA
Two men have been charged and cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €200,000was seized after a growhouse was found in Co Roscommon.
A search operation was conducted at around 11am on Sunday at a premises in Ballinlough.
Around 250 suspected cannabis plants at varying maturities were seized.
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 on Monday.
The search was carried out by the Roscommon/Longford Divisional Drugs Unit, with assistance from gardaí at Castlerea Garda station.
