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06/02/2015
Man Absconds From Loughan House
A prisoner has absconded from Loughan House open prison in Cavan.
Gardaí have said the man, who is in his 30s and from Tallaght in Dublin, escaped on Thursday (5 February) at around 2.30pm.
The prisoner, named in reports as John Paul Duncan, had been in custody since February 2010, after being caught in possession of €2.8m worth of drugs. He was due to be released in 2017. He had been serving his sentence in Castlerea Prison, Co Roscommon, but was transferred to Loughan House on Tuesday.
Gardaí have been informed of the incident, the Irish Prison Service confirmed.
(JP/IT)
Gardaí have said the man, who is in his 30s and from Tallaght in Dublin, escaped on Thursday (5 February) at around 2.30pm.
The prisoner, named in reports as John Paul Duncan, had been in custody since February 2010, after being caught in possession of €2.8m worth of drugs. He was due to be released in 2017. He had been serving his sentence in Castlerea Prison, Co Roscommon, but was transferred to Loughan House on Tuesday.
Gardaí have been informed of the incident, the Irish Prison Service confirmed.
(JP/IT)
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