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Gardaí in Co Longford seized more than 80 cannabis plants in an operation that shut down a large grow house in the Clonbalt Woods estate outside Longford town.
The operation took place on Saturday night and one man (29) was arrested as part of the investigation.
A spokesman for the gardaí said the estimated street value of the cannabis plants was about €64,000, but this figure is subject to a further detailed analysis.
Local detectives and uniformed gardaí carried out the search of the property, where the cannabis plants were discovered.
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The individual arrested in connection with the seizure is currently being held in Longford Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
A spokesman for the gardaí said the individual is expected to appear before a special sitting of the Longford District Court on Monday, November 6th.
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