€16,000 worth of cannabis found in makeshift factory in Togher

FORTY cannabis plants with a street value of €16,000 were discovered in a makeshift cannabis factory in a house in Togher in Cork this weekend.

The discovery came following the stopping of a car at a Garda Traffic Corps checkpoint at the Lakeview Roundabout in Midleton last Friday evening.

Following the stopping of a vehicle, the Garda became suspicious after smelling what he perceived to be cannabis in the car. Upon searching the car, a quantity of cannabis was recovered as well as some documents.