€700,000 of cannabis plant found at growhouse

Gardaí have uncovered another industrial-scale cannabis factory following an intelligence operation in Co Kildare.

Detectives from the Kildare Drugs & Crime Unit, assisted by local gardaí, seized cannabis plants and herb with an estimated value of €700,000.

With plants worth an estimated €800 each, the total haul would indicate around 875 plants in all were found.