Lithuanian charged with drug offence
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.
