Two cannabis seizures in Leitrim

Gardaí in Leitrim have made two separate seizures of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €490,000.

Members of the divisional drugs unit attached to Carrick-on-Shannon searched two premises in the county yesterday, a Garda spokesman said.

A house in the Kilclare area of Carrick-on-Shannon was searched at about 3.30pm  and plants with an estimated street value of €240,000 were seized.

A 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being held at Manorhamilton Garda station under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

In a separate investigation. a premises in the Aughamore area of Carrick-on-Shannon was searched. Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €250,000 were seized in the course of this search, gardaí said.

A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene and he is detained at Carrick-on-Shannon Garda station under section 2 of the Criminal Justice(Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.