Nine people have been arrested after cannabis plants worth €640,000 were discovered in Dublin.
Gardaí yesterday searched a commercial premises in the north inner city.
Officers discovered a grow house at the premises.
More than 800 cannabis plants at various stages of growth were found and seized.
Four people were arrested at the scene.
In excess of 800 cannabis plants (value €640k) were seized when a grow house was discovered by members of the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau in Dublin yesterday. Nine people have been arrested in Dublin & Wexford as part of the investigation. pic.twitter.com/8Zr7qIrUQw
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) March 3, 2019
Meanwhile, searches were also carried out at locations in Co Wexford.
Five more people were arrested in connection with the investigation.
All nine arrested people are now being held at Garda stations in Dublin and Wexford.
Those arrested include six Portuguese nationals (all male), one UK national (male), and a man and woman from Ireland.
They range in age from 17 to 45 years.
Gardaí say their investigation is ongoing.
