Man arrested as gardai raid professional cannabis factory in Cloone
Gardai raided a rented house in Cloone village, Co Leitrim, on 7 August 2007 and found more than 100 cannabis plants growing upstairs with specialised irrigation and lighting equipment; a man in his twenties was arrested and a file was prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Gardai raided a rented house in Cloone village in the Carrick-on-Shannon area on Tuesday night and found a large quantity of cannabis plants growing upstairs.[1]The house had specialised plumbing and irrigation equipment installed, along with transformers used to boost the electricity supply, in what officers described as a professional operation.[1]
More than 100 plants were found in what gardaí called a very professional-type operation capable of turning out a fresh crop every ten weeks.[2]A separate section of the house had been converted to dry the cannabis leaves.[2]A man in his twenties was arrested, and a file on the case was prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.[1][2]
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Customs officers and gardaí searched business and residential properties in Cashel and Thurles, County Tipperary, and seized a large quantity of suspected cannabis-infused products. No weight, value, arrests or suspected offence were reported.
Gardaí found a cannabis grow house at a home in Ballymakeera, Co Cork, and seized 122 mature plants and about 1 kg of loose cannabis with a combined estimated value of €117,600. A man in his 40s was arrested.
Gardaí searching two homes in Ballynagore, Co Westmeath, on 31 December 2025 dismantled sophisticated cannabis growhouses and seized plants and herb worth an estimated €2.25 million; no arrests were reported in the accounts opened.
Gardai searching an industrial premises in Donegal town on 21 February 2024 found a large growhouse with 500 cannabis plants and 13.5 kg of cannabis herb, valued at about 631,500 euro. No arrests were made and the drugs were sent for forensic analysis.
