Prisoner flees in 'ID swap' case

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A prisoner on remand for drugs charges has escaped from a jail by passing himself off as someone else.

Zi-Mun Wu, 40, who was being held on suspicion of cannabis production, escaped from HMP Brixton on Friday.

The Prison Service said the prisoner did not swap identities with a visitor. It was not clear who else may have been involved.

The Prison Service said: "This is a case of swapped identity rather than a breach of physical security."

A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said the Met was continuing to liaise with the prison to recapture the man.