Two men in their sixties held as Gardai seize 300 plants in Ballintra
Gardai seized about 300 cannabis plants valued at about 240,000 euro in a planned search of a house in Ballintra, Co. Donegal on the night of 24 January 2013. Two men in their sixties were arrested and detained under drug trafficking legislation.
Gardai arrested two men, both in their sixties, in connection with the discovery of cannabis plants in Co. Donegal on the night of 24 January 2013 at about 10.30pm.[1]As part of a planned operation involving Gardai from Ballyshannon assisted by a member of the Regional Support Unit, officers searched a house in Ballintra and seized about 300 cannabis plants.[1]The plants carried an estimated potential street value of about 240,000 euro, pending analysis.[1]
The two men were detained at Ballyshannon Garda station under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1993.[1]
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