Investigation launched into escape of drug dealer

AN investigation into the escape of a convicted drug dealer while on temporary release will examine the level of supervision by prison officers.

Bolivian Juan Carlos Alba was one of three prisoners from Mountjoy Jail performing community work in North Dublin when he gave two prison officers escorting them the slip.

The three inmates were renovating a house in Ballymun for a local arts centre, when sometime around 12.15pm on Tuesday Alba went missing.