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05th May 2018

PICS: Dublin house fire leads Gardaí to uncover sophisticated cannabis grow house

Michael Lanigan

The discovery was made on Saturday morning in the Dublin 3 area.

Gardaí have uncovered a grow house in Dublin containing cannabis plants with an estimated street value of around €110,000.

The discovery was made while Gardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade were attending a house fire at Brian Road, Marino, Dublin 3 at approximately 7.05am on Saturday, 5 May.

Following further investigation, Gardaí at Clontarf Drugs Unit seized 137 cannabis plants in the sophisticated grow house.

The plants have an estimated value of €110,000 pending further analysis.

A man in his 20s from Lithuania was arrested at the scene. He is currently being detained at Clontarf Garda Station under Section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984.

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