Police have arrested a man following the discovery of a significant cannabis crop in the State's mid-north.
On Tuesday 3 March, York Mid North Police with assistance from the Dog Operations Unit, carried out a search of a rural property and uncovered 50 cannabis plants being grown naturally and hydroponically. Police also located insecure firearms, a crossbow and evidence the power supply had been diverted.
A 32-year-old from the York Mid North was charged with cultivation of a commercial quantity of cannabis, theft of electricity, possession of a prohibited weapon and various firearm offences relating to the security of his firearms and ammunition.
He has been bailed to appear in the Clare Magistrates Court on 4 May.
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