Gardaí in Co Monaghan have arrested and charged two men aged in their 30s following the discovery of a grow house in Monaghan town. The incident occurred on Monday the 26th of June.
At approximately 1pm on Monday, Gardaí attached to the Detective Unit in Monaghan Garda Station conducted a search operation at a residence with assistance from the Armed Support Unit, Community Engagement Unit and the Dog Unit.
The search was conducted as part of Operation Tara, to target the sale and supply of drugs in Monaghan. A grow house operation was discovered inside the residence as well as large quantities of suspected cannabis herb contained in vacuum sealed bags.
The estimated value of cannabis seized is over €162,000. The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland. Two men aged in their 30s were arrested as part of this operation and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in Co Monaghan. They have since been charged and appeared before the District Court yesterday afternoon.
