Investigations of drug cultivation in West Clare saw €51,000 of suspected cannabis plants seized last week.

Uniform Gardaí from Kilrush executed a search warrant at a house in Kilrush on Tuesday last at approximately 8pm.

Sixty cannabis plants were discovered by Gardaí with an estimated value of €48,000.

At an unrelated search, Gardaí detected four cannabis plants worth €3,200 from a house in Lissycasey.

All of the suspected drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. No arrests were made in either investigation but Gardaí are following definite lines of enquiry.

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