AS part of an intelligence led operation Gardaí are currently carrying out a search at a premises at Tinarana, Killaloe.
The Clare Divisional Drugs Unit are being supported by local uniform and plainclothes Gardaí, the Western Region Armed Support Unit and the Cork Garda Dog Unit.
A significant grow house has been discovered with evidence of the production of Cannabis at all stages (nursery, mature plants, dried plants). At this time, a large number of plants with an estimated street value of €900,000 are being examined.
A female (early 20s), non-Irish national, has been arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at Ennis Garda Station under section 4 Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
The search and investigations remain ongoing.
Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked with a number of other publications in Limerick, Cork and Galway. His first book will be published in December 2024.