Man allegedly swam Liffey to escape €2m drug seizure

Dublin man charged with possessing cannabis for sale or supply at a house and having heroin, cannabis, and cocaine at an apartment

The court heard a man tried to escape, and he entered and swam across the Liffey. File picture

An alleged "principal" of an “elaborate” drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation swam the River Liffey to evade arrest for a €2m drug seizure, a court heard.

Officers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau searched a house and stopped vans in Palmerstown, Dublin, on June 22.