Man arrested after cannabis with estimated value of €360,000 seized in Waterford

They discovered a large cannabis cultivation operation with up to 450 plants growing in the building.

Man arrested after cannabis with estimated value of €360,000 seized in Waterford

Gardaí have seized a large quantity of drugs and arrested a man in an operation in Tramore, Co. Waterford today.

In a designed operation, gardaí from Tramore Garda Station, assisted by the Regional Armed Support Unit, searched a premises at Riverstown Business Park in the town.

They discovered a large cannabis cultivation operation with up to 450 plants growing in the building.

The seizure has an estimated street value of €360,000.

A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is detained at Tramore Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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