Galway cannabis factory raided

A man (37) has been arrested after gardaí seized over 100 cannabis plants at a house in Galway city.

A man (37) has been arrested after gardaí seized over 100 cannabis plants at a house in Galway city.

Officers acting on intelligence raided the house at New Road at 8pm last night and seized the plants, which have an estimated value of €60,000.

A Garda spokesman said cultivation equipment believed to have been used as part of a hydroponic cannabis cultivation factory was also recovered.

The man is being detained in Galway Garda station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.