Two women have been arrested and cannabis plants worth €500,000 seized in Co Monaghan this evening.
Gardaí discovered a grow house during the search of a business unit on the outskirts of Castleblayney as part of a planned operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Monaghan area.
The drugs were seized and two women, one in her 20s and another in her 30s, were arrested and brought to Carrickmacross Garda station, where they are being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The location has been sealed off for technical examination.