Two in court after €500,000 Leitrim cannabis seizure

Two men in their 40s are due in court in Donegal shortly, charged in connection with the seizure of €500,000 worth of cannabis plants in Co Leitrim.

As part of an ongoing investigation by the Divisional Drugs Unit, a house in the Kilclare area of Carrick-on-Shannon was searched on Monday. Gardaí seized €240,000 worth of cannabis plants and arrested a 44-year-old man.