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A man accused of being in possession of more than €5,700 worth of drugs with intent to sell or supply has been sent forward for trial.

A 25-year-old man who was before Castlebar District Court for driving while under the influence of drugs had his case dismissed.

A man charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis plants worth some €280,000 at a house near Tuam is due before Harristown District Court tomorrow.

A 25-year-old man charged with dealing drugs valued at approximately €12,000 has been further remanded on continuing bail.

A Polish man who has been living in Ireland for three years had his sentencing adjourned until July after he pleaded guilty to the possession of a cannabis plant. Inspector Joe Doherty told the court that gardaí searched an apartment at 3 Hughes Apartments, James Street, Claremorris, where Krzyztof Batogowski was living, on June 3 2011 at 8.45pm. During the search they found a cannabis plant in a wardrobe, which had a heat source overhead and had recently been watered. The plant was valued at €400, Inspector Doherty told the court.

A Menlo man accused of operating a cannabis growing factory and with dealing more than €13,000 worth of drugs has been sent forward for trial.

A district court judge has warned that there is an increasing incidence of people with no previous convictions being used for drug dealing and other criminal activities by those higher up in the chain.

Gardaí assisted by the Garda National Drugs Unit swooped on a suspected cannabis factory in Freshford on Wednesday afternoon in a planned operation on a house at Sart.

Taking up drug dealing in order to pay bills resulted in a 27-year-old man getting a five month suspended sentence at Galway District Court this week.

An unemployed man was convicted and fined a total of €500 at Ballina District Court this week after he was found in possession of cannabis herb and cannabis resin.