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Court appearance following cannabis grow house detection of €15,200 and thefts from cars Ballymote Sligo 26 March 2020

Two men are to appear before a sitting of Carrick on Shannon District court this morning 27 March 2020 following the detection of a cannabis grow house in Ballymote, County Sligo.

One of the men, an 18 year old, is also charged in connection with 12 thefts from cars dating back to February 2020.

Gardaí Ballymote executed a search warrant at a house on Thursday March 26, 2020 and discovered a grow house containing suspected cannabis plants with an estimated value of €15,200 (pending analysis), and a quantity of cash.

The search and seizure forms part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division.

Two men aged 18 and 43 were arrested at the scene and were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Ballymote Garda Station.
 
Both have been charged in connection with the grow house detection.

They will appear before Carrick on Shannon District Court at 10.30am this Friday morning, 27 March 2020.