Gardaí seize 122 cannabis plants at a grow house in Co Cork
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.
🇮🇪 Ballymakeera, Co Cork · Ireland
- Arrested
- 1
- Plants destroyed
- 122
- Cannabis
- 1 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- EUR 117,600
Gardaí found a cannabis grow house at a home in Ballymakeera, Co Cork, on 8 June 2026 and seized 122 mature plants and about 1 kg of loose cannabis.[1][2] The plants were valued at €97,600 and the loose cannabis at €20,000, for a total of €117,600.[1][2]
The search was carried out under Operation Tara by the Cork North West Divisional Drugs Unit, supported by the Cork South West unit.[1][2] A man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the Southern Region.[1][2]
The drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and investigations are ongoing.[1]
Photos and video
- The cannabis grow house found at Ballymakeera Photos: Radio Kerry
Sources
- 08/06/2026 Operation Tara –Seizure of €117,600 Cannabis, 1 Arrest, Ballymakeera, Co. Cork – 8th June 2026. An Garda Síochána, 8 June 2026.
- Gardaí seize almost €118,000 of cannabis at grow house on Kerry Cork border. Radio Kerry, 9 June 2026.