Overview
- Gwent Police confirmed Wall was arrested on December 16 after absconding from HMP Prescoed on December 14.
- The force had activated an operational plan to find him, with the prison service cooperating during the search.
- Officers had warned the public not to approach and circulated a description to aid sightings.
- Wall was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court in 2017 as part of a drugs gang described as running the busiest supply line in Cardiff, with about £22,000 of drugs seized including 2kg of amphetamine.
- Coverage has set the escape against ongoing scrutiny of prison controls, citing BBC reporting of a sharp rise in accidental releases and recalling the 2023 Daniel Khalife case.