Gardaí have raided a grow house in Co Wexford and seized cannabis plants with an estimated value of more than €130,000.
It followed a raid on a residential property in Courtown on Tuesday afternoon by gardaí attached to Wexford North Community Engagement supported by the local crime unit.
During the search, a sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation was discovered. Officers seized 170 cannabis plants at various stages of growth and a variety of cultivation equipment.
One man, aged in his late 30s, was arrested at the scene and detained under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the eastern region.
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This operation was conducted as part of Operation Tara, an ongoing Garda initiative targeting drug-trafficking networks and related criminal activity.
All items seized will be sent for further analysis to Forensic Science Ireland.
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