Man arrested after 300 cannabis plants seized in Monaghan

Gardaí discovered 300 cannabis plants estimated to be worth €250,000, pending analysis. 

Gardaí discovered over 300 cannabis plants at a cultivation operation in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. Picture: Gardaí

Gardaí have seized cannabis plants worth an estimated €250,000 after the search of a house in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. 

Last night shortly before 11.30pm, a search uncovered a cannabis cultivation operation at a house in the Carrickmacross area.