Growhouse with over €200,000 worth of cannabis discovered in Co Louth

A cannabis growhouse was discovered in Co Louth on Tuesday.

60 cannabis plants at various stages of growth, with an estimated street value of over €48,000 and cannabis herb with an estimated value of €185,000 were seized.

Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drug Unit in Drogheda Garda Station discovered the sophisticated cannabis cultivation while executing a search warrant at a property in Dunleer yesterday afternoon.

Two men aged in their 30s and 50s were arrested at the scene and are currently detained at a garda station in the north west under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996.

The operation was conducted as part of Operation Tara, a garda initiative targeting drug trafficking networks and related criminal activity.

All the seized items will be sent for further analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

Investigations are ongoing.