Massive cannabis factory detected

About 5,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated €1.5m have been seized in one of the biggest drugs busts of its kind.

A warehouse on a rural industrial centre in the Midlands which had beenconverted into a massive grow house operation was raided last night.

The unit at Aughnacarna, a few kilometres north of Tullamore, Co Offaly, was split into 10 compartments, complete with individual water filtration systems, high powered lighting and air conditioning.