Gardai say they have been found safe and well following the urgent appeal
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20 Oct 2025
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The man was subsequently charged and appeared before a special sitting of Galway District Court on Sunday
As part of an ongoing investigation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the region, Gardaí in Galway conducted a planned search of a residential property in Ballinasloe on Friday, April 25.
During the course of this search, the Divisional Drugs Unit discovered a sophisticated growhouse operation within the premises and seized 160 suspected cannabis plants worth approximately €128,000 (pending further analysis).
A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
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In a follow-up search, Gardaí in Westmeath attended a residential property in Athlone and discovered another quite sophisticated growhouse, which contained a total of 381 cannabis plants with an estimated value of €304,800 (subject to analysis).
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