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Gardaí have seized cannabis plants thought to be worth in excess of €250,000 following a search operation in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, on Saturday.
Shortly after 11.30pm, gardaí carried out a search of a house in the Carrickmacross area.
During the course of the search a cultivation unit with over 300 cannabis plants with an estimated value of €250,000 was discovered.
A man in his 30s has been arrested and is currently detained at Carrickmacross Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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The investigation is ongoing.