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THREE MEN HAVE been arrested following the seizure of approximately €700,000 worth of suspected cannabis plants and cannabis herb in Co Roscommon.
Gardaí carried out a search operation at a property in Loughglynn at around 3.30pm today.
The search was conducted as part of an ongoing investigation under Operation Tara, targeting suspected cannabis growhouses.
During the course, of the search a large-scale cannabis cultivation operation was discovered, gardaí said.
Cannabis plants and cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €700,000 was seized by investigating gardaí.
All drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
Three men, aged in their 30s, were arrested at the scene and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Garda stations in Co Roscommon.
Investigations are ongoing.
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In Germany, 80 million people just got the right to grow. Sad for those three people arrested who will face a harsh sentence in Ireland. This is wrong.
@jak: not actively encouraging i’d say, just advocating for people not to be criminalised for posessing something that’s probably going to be legalised in a few years anyway.
@jak: Are you for real with YOUR grammar? YOU’RE going to have to go back to school and learn to speak English .
Bryan Duggan never said anything about making weed growing compulsory. You pulled that straight out of YOUR own keister, much like YOUR bog grammar.
Btw , I just smoked some lovely homegrown OG Kush before I wrote this but I still know the difference between YOUR and YOU’RE.
@jak: There’s a big difference between knowing your shlt and knowing you’re shlt.
Why don’t learn about that ?!
@jak: What’s with all the question marks ??????…you’re clearly a bit of a dlmwlt lol…”Your” does not mean the same thing as “you’re” – cl0wn
That would be about 230,000 retail in Washington State generating 90,000 in direct tax revenue and employing several tax paying people.
The produce would be analysed for cannabinoid content, labelled and sealed for retail in licensed premises.
Nobody would be tempted to grow in a back room and sell on the street.
We are doing this wrong and harming ourselves.
Are all these drug hauls a sign of better Garda work or is this a symptom of the increased density of drugs in the country?
@Watchful Axe: since they got the new uniform there’s been a lot of drug seizures going on. It’s quite obviously that methinks.
change the record… legalise regulate everything and reduce harm. pro legalisation does not mean pro people being of their face. it’s acceptance that we need to deal with this issue better. current system disproportionatly effects disadvantaged areas and vulnerable people. along with mahjong criminals out of recreational users. I wont reply because if youre narrow minded enough to think that anything can be achieved with the current legislation then you’re not worthy of an opinion..
V messy. Place must have stank putting that harvest in cardboard boxes to dry. Set up looks automated, pots heating, humidity controls all bought in one of Ireland’s many garden providers, perfectly legally. Even in this image there’s a least 10 plants, which is waay too much to plead personal use. Must have been part of a bigger system of distribution, ie criminals. It’s mad that this practise is a celebrated ‘craft’ around the world, go on YouTube and theres a huge community of information and activity with global festivals in Spain, California, etc..
@Thesaltyurchin: That’s a very amateurish setup chances are that they are not part of anything particularly organised, just making some money out of a spare room.
@Steve O’Hara-Smith: Absolutely. Could even be one guy catering for a group of friends.I get mine from a similar setup as it keeps prices fair, and free from nasty fertilisers and pesticides. And the criminals/government don’t get a dime out of it.
Definitely not a pro-grow though.
@Fidgenti:”Criminals don’t get a dime out of it”. I would suggest your suppliers are criminals.
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