More Than €50,000 Worth Of Drugs Seized In West Clare

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Gardaí have seized more than 50,000 euro worth of drugs in West Clare.

It follows two separate investigations in the Kilrush area, earlier this week.

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As part of an ongoing operation targeting the cultivation of drugs in West Clare, Gardaí executed a search warrant at a house in the Kilrush area at around 8pm on Tuesday night.

During the course of the search, approximately 60 suspected cannabis plants worth an estimated 48,000 euro were uncovered.

While in another unrelated search in Kilrush on the same evening, Gardaí seized 3,000 euro of suspected cannabis plants.

All of the suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

No arrests have been made in either investigation but Gardaí are following definite lines of enquiry.