Drug thug 'Lugs' in fire alarm prison break

Enforcer hatched elaborate plot after fearing for his life

- GORDON CURRIE

A DRUG baron used a fire alarm as a distraction and organised a getaway car to stage a jail break.

Gangland enforcer Sean "Lugs" McGovern spent more than a week on the run after hatching the elaborate plot.

Members of the public were warned to stay clear of McGovern because of the danger he posed after fleeing Castle Huntly jail, near Dundee.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard McGovern, who was granted several home leaves despite the danger he posed, fled after hearing his life was in danger.