Two people were arrested after gardai found a huge haul of drugs, shotgun cartridges, and cash in Dublin.
Officers investigating an organised crime group searched a premises, suspected to be a cannabis grow house, in west Tallaght shortly after 4pm on Wednesday. Gardai found 50 suspected cannabis plants worth around €40,000 plus a further €40,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb.
Approximately €2,155 in cash was also seized in addition to approximately 50 shotgun cartridges. A large amount of equipment commonly used in the cultivation of cannabis such as lighting, heating, ventilation, and irrigation systems were also discovered.
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A man in his late 40s was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at a garda station in south Dublin. During a follow-up search in Clondalkin, a sum of cash was recovered and a man in his late 30s was arrested.
The second man is currently being detained at a separate south Dublin garda station. A garda spokesman said: "The seized drugs (totaling €80,000) and the shotgun cartridges will now be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland and the Garda Ballistics Unit respectively.
This operation is an example of An Garda Siochana's ongoing efforts in dismantling organised crime groups affecting communities across the DMR. Garda investigations are ongoing."
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