Thomas Keating, 46, wanted after absconding from category D prison HMP Hatfield in July this year (Image: South Yorkshire Police)

A drug dealer part of the Burns OCG which trafficked cocaine and heroin is wanted by the police after absconding from prison nearly five months ago. Thomas Keating, 46, was released on temporary licence from category D prison HMP Hatfield, near Doncaster, on July 8 this year, but failed to return two days later.

South Yorkshire Police said extensive efforts have been made to locate Keating, who is from Merseyside . Officers have warned people not to approach him if they see him but to call 999.

Keating is serving a 10-year prison sentence for the supply of class A drugs. The ECHO previously reported that he was part of a gang named by police as the Bu

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