Lithuanian charged with drug offence

A 31-year-old Lithuanian man was last night charged at a special court in Bandon, Co Cork, with cultivation of cannabis.

The charge follows the discovery this week, of a cannabis growfarm at Derreenaling, Ballyvourney, Co Cork, near the Kerry border.

The accused, Adas Backovas, who arrived in Ireland at the end of January lived in a mobile home at the remote address near Ballyvourney. He was charged under section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, the cultivation of cannabis plants.