Drugs seized after Geashill grow house discovery

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €280,000 (pending analysis) were yesterday (Friday) seized after a cannabis grow house was discovered in Geashill. Garda from Tullamore and the Garda National Drugs Unit carried out a search at a house in Geashill yesterday (Friday, August 3) as part of an ongoing investigation. During the operation a grow house was discovered when Gardai searched two sheds located at the rear of the house. Cannabis plants were seized and a male in his 30s arrested. The arrested man today (Saturday) remains detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Tullamore Garda Station.