€700,000 grow house raided in Athy; 43-year-old charged
Gardaí raiding a premises in Athy's Ard Scoil area late on 5 October 2015 found a working grow house with cannabis plants and herb officially valued at €700,000. A 43-year-old man arrested in the operation was charged and sent to Naas District Court.
Gardaí from the Kildare Drugs and Crime Unit searched a premises in the Ard Scoil area of Athy shortly after 11pm on Monday 5 October 2015 and found it to be a fully functioning grow house.[1]Cannabis plants and herb were seized, with an estimated value of €700,000 pending analysis, along with cultivation paraphernalia.[1][2]
A 43-year-old man was arrested in the Athy area early the next morning and detained at Kildare Town Garda Station.[1][3]He was charged on 7 October and was due before Naas District Court.[2]
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