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Pair charged over €200,000 cannabis haul in Co Roscommon

Gardaí have charged two men with drugs offences following the discovery of around 250 cannabis plants in Co Roscommon
Gardaí have charged two men with drugs offences following the discovery of around 250 cannabis plants in Co Roscommon Gardaí have charged two men with drugs offences following the discovery of around 250 cannabis plants in Co Roscommon

TWO men have been charged after cannabis plants worth an estimated €200,000 were found at a house in Co Roscommon.

The haul was recovered following a search by Gardaí at a property in the Ballinlough area on Sunday.

Around 250 cannabis plants described as being of "varying maturities" were found, and two men, aged in their 40s and 50s, were arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The pair were charged with drugs offences and were due to appear before Mullingar District Court on Monday.