Gardaí in Wexford uncover major cannabis growhouse in Oylegate

As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area, Gardaí in Wexford conducted a search under warrant of a residential property in Oylegate on Tuesday afternoon, 7th October 2025. During the course of this search, a sophisticated growhouse operation was discovered within the premises and Gardaí seized 130 suspected cannabis plants with an estimated value of approximately €164,000 (pending analysis). A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene and detained at a station in the Eastern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. In a follow-up search at a residence in Wexford town, Gardaí seized a number of items of evidential value, a quantity of cash and arrested a man aged in his 50s. He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Eastern Region. The seized drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for further analysis. Investigations are going.