Three arrested after West Cork drugs find

Sophisticated cannabis grow house found near Ballyvourney

Three men were arrested yesterday in Co Cork yesterday after a large quantity of cannabis plant and herb with an estimated street value of €100,000.
Three men were arrested yesterday in Co Cork yesterday after a large quantity of cannabis plant and herb with an estimated street value of €100,000.

Three men were arrested yesterday in Co Cork yesterday after a large quantity of cannabis plant and herb with an estimated street value of €100,000.

The discovery was made when gardai searched land at Derreenaling, Ballyvourney and discovered a sophisticated cannabis grow house located underground.

The three men are detained at various West Cork Garda Stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996.

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