Cannabis plants worth €70,000 seized from house in Navan

Cannabis plants (pending analysis) worth an estimated  €70,000 were discovered after Gardaí carried out a search at a house in the Trim Road area of Navan yesterday. 

A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene and has been charged in relation to the incident. He is due to appear before Trim District Court this morning.

Meanwhile, drugs worth €127,000 were seized by Gardai after the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Stamullen.  

The Meath Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a search at a house in the Mill Lane area of Stamullen on Tuesday as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of illegal drugs in the Meath area. 

A search of the house resulted in the discovery of 22 Cannabis plants (pending analysis) and approximately 5.5kg of Cannabis Herb (pending analysis) with an estimated value of just over €127,000.

Two men, both aged in their 30s, were arrested at the scene and were detained at Ashbourne Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

One man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The other man was charged in relation to the incident and appeared before Dundalk District Court yesterday.