A drugs baron was tipped off by police that his life was in danger before escaping prison, gang underworld sources have claimed.
Sean McGovern went on the run after absconding HMP Castle Huntly in Perth, Scotland, on Sunday.
The 39-year-old, who is nicknamed "Lugs", was serving a 17 year sentence for drugs-related violence after carrying out a shooting in Edinburgh in 2008 while running a heroin empire.