COURT APPEARANCE FOLLOWING MAJOR DRUGS SEIZURE IN MENLOUGH

Date Published: 20-Jun-2012

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A Chinese national,aged in his late twenties, is to appear in court this morning in connection with a major drugs seizure in East Galway.

He was arrested yesterday [Jun 19] after Gardai recovered 640 thousand euro worth of cannabis plants at a house in Clove Wood, Derrylissane in Menlough.

The 800 cannabis plants were in various stages of growth and were discovered along with growing equipment in a planned operation targeting the illegal cultivation of cannabis.