Northern Ireland

£7,000 cannabis factory discovered in Fermanagh

The PSNI raided the property in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler yesterday
The PSNI raided the property in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler yesterday The PSNI raided the property in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler yesterday

A cannabis factory with plants worth more than £7,000 has been discovered in Co Fermanagh.

Cultivation equipment and other drugs paraphernalia were also seized when police officers raided a property in the Wattlebridge Road area of Newtownbutler yesterday.

A 45-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of a range of drugs offences, including cultivating cannabis and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.

The pair were subsequently released on bail pending further inquiries.

PSNI Inspector Jonathan Gordon said: "I would continue to encourage members of the public with concerns or suspicions around drug cultivation or drug dealing to make local police aware.

"By working together we can strike a blow against those who would seek to bring drugs into our communities."