Three held over Wexford drug haul

Three people have been arrested following the seizure of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of up to €164,000 in …

Three people have been arrested following the seizure of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of up to €164,000 in Co Wexford.

Gardaí in Enniscorthy carried out a planned search of a house in Glenbrien yesterday afternoon as part of an ongoing operation into the cultivation of cannabis in Wexford.

They were assisted by the Wexford Divisional Drug Unit and the Garda National Drug Unit.

A man and woman in their 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested at the scene.

They are being detained at Enniscorthy Garda Station under Section 2 of the Crimnial Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

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