Major drug seizure in the midlands

Gardai seized almost a quarter of a million euro worth of cannabis plants and arrested a man in Rhode yesterday.

As part of an ongoing operation into the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in Offaly and surrounding areas, Gardaí from Tullamore and Edenderry supported by the Eastern Region Regional Support Unit, searched a house at Coolcor, Rhode Co Offaly on Wednesday.

During the course of the search Gardai seized 300 cannabis plants with an approximate street value of €240,000, pending analysis.

A 50 year-old man was arrested and is currently detained at Tullamore Garda Station under the provisions Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 as amended.