Gardai seize 800 plants and 30 kg of cannabis in Ballyshannon
Gardai seized about 800 cannabis plants and 30 kilos of cannabis herb, valued at about 1.2 million euro, in planned searches at Carrickboy, Ballyshannon on 23 July 2015. Two men aged 40 and 41 were arrested at the scene and detained under drug trafficking legislation.
Gardai seized about 800 cannabis plants and 30 kilos of cannabis herb in planned searches of lands and a premises at Carrickboy, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal on Thursday afternoon 23 July 2015.[1]Gardai from Ballyshannon and Bundoran, assisted by the Regional Support Unit, carried out the searches at about 4pm and uncovered a large cannabis cultivation operation.[1]The drugs carried an estimated street value of about 1.2 million euro, pending analysis.[1]
Two men, aged 40 and 41, were arrested at the scene and detained at Ballyshannon Garda station under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1]The scene was preserved for technical examination.[1]
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Only the Garda press release could be opened for this event and no independent press account was reopened.
No court outcome for the two detained men was reported in the opened source.
The 1.2 million euro valuation and the plant and herb quantities were pending analysis when published and no final weighed totals were in the opened source.
No verifiable photo of the Carrickboy grow or the seized cannabis could be recovered and the release offers a photo only on request with no public address.
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