750,000 euro cannabis growhouse found in Drogheda, two arrested
Gardai from the Dublin Crime Response Team and Drogheda found a large-scale cannabis cultivation factory in a Drogheda premises on 5 August 2025, seizing plants valued at more than 750,000 euro. Two men in their forties were arrested and detained under drug-trafficking powers.
Gardai seized cannabis plants worth more than 750,000 euro after searching a premises in Drogheda, County Louth, on Tuesday 5 August 2025.[1][2]
Officers from the Dublin Crime Response Team and Drogheda found a large-scale cannabis cultivation factory in the search, part of an ongoing operation against the sale and supply of drugs.[1][2]The seized plants were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.[1][2]
Two men in their forties were arrested at the scene and detained at stations in the north east under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1][2]Assistant Commissioner Cliona Richardson said dismantling the sophisticated cultivation operation would affect the ability of those involved to cause harm in communities.[1][2]
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An Garda Síochánagarda.ieArchived copyOperation Tara: Over €750,000 Cannabis Seized at Growhouse, Two Males Arrested, Drogheda, Co Louth, 5th August, 2025
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