Man in 80s held after cannabis find

A man in his early 80s was one of two people arrested after gardaí discovered “sophisticated cannabis growhouses” in a remote part of North Cork which contained drugs with a street value of €265,000.

Drugs squad detectives swooped on two houses less than a mile apart in the Kanturk area shortly before 9am yesterday.

They discovered a garage attached to one house and a number of sheds at the other property had been converted into grow houses, containing heating, lighting, and watering equipment.