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Over €500,000 worth of cannabis seized from Cavan growhouse

Gardaí discovered 111 sapling cannabis plants and more than 25kg of cannabis herb
Gardaí discovered 111 sapling cannabis plants and more than 25kg of cannabis herb

Over €500,000 worth of cannabis herb and plants have been seized from a "sophisticated" growhouse in Co Cavan.

Gardaí discovered the drugs in a house in Belturbet as part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Cavan/Monaghan area.

They recovered 111 sapling cannabis plants and more than 25kg of cannabis herb, with an estimated street value of more than €500,000.

"The drugs have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis", said gardaí in a statement.

No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.