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A man has been arrested and cannabis with an estimated street value of more than €56,000 has been seized following two searches in Roscommon on Wednesday.
Gardaí attached to the Castlerea District and members from the Roscommon and Longford Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the searches as part of Operation Tara.
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During the initial search, a grow house was located with a total of 30 cannabis plants. The value of the plants found is estimated to be €24,000. Drug paraphernalia was also seized at the property.
At a follow up search, cannabis herb with a street value of €32,050 was seized and one man was arrested at the scene.
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The man, who is aged in his 30s, was taken to Castlerea Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996. Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
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