Four men to appear in court after gardaí strike blow to drug smuggling operation

Several suspects attempted to flee the scene by swimming in the River Liffey, though gardaí managed to apprehend some of them, it is understood

The incident involved a daring attempt at a river escape by suspects in the €2m haul, which was thwarted when a garda swam after them in the River Liffey, it is understood. File picture

Four men are to appear in court this morning after gardaí disrupted two separate drug smuggling routes – one involving liquid cocaine concealed in wine and champagne - that they suspect are linked to the Kinahan crime cartel.

In one of the operations, gardaí arrested six individuals, described as “significant players” of the Kinahan cartel’s “national distribution network”.