Gardaí have charged a man, 34 years, in connection with the seizure of cannabis plants and herb with an estimated value of €310,000, pending analysis. He is due to appear before Carlow District Court, 22nd February 2017 at 10.30am.
On the morning of Friday 20th January 2017 Gardaí and the Fire Service attended the scene of a house fire that occurred at Ballyhook, Grangecon, County Wicklow. When the fire was extinguished in excess of 350 cannabis plants, a quantity of cannabis herb and drugs/cultivation paraphernalia was discovered on the premises. The house, which was substantially damaged, was unoccupied at the time.
The scene was preserved and technically examined. Investigating Gardaí, attached to the Baltinglass District Drugs Unit, arrested the man in the Newbridge area, County Kildare yesterday, Tuesday 31st January 2017. He was detained at Baltinglass Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The man was charged and released from Garda custody on bail. Photographs of the seized cannabis plants are available on request to pressoffice@garda.ie
