Search underway for Ford Prison absconder

We're told not to approach Eduardo Cantalupo if we see him

Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 18th Dec 2020

Police are searching for a man who is wanted for absconding from Ford Prison.

23-year-old Eduardo Cantalupo is reported to have gone missing from the open prison near Arundel at around 1pm on Thursday (17 December).

Sussex Police said he had been serving a five-and-a-half year sentence for drug offences.

He is described as 5’10”, of slim build, with scruffy dark hair and was last seen wearing grey trousers and a grey top.

Cantalupo has links to London and may return to this area; enquiries to trace him there are being made with the Metropolitan Police.

Anyone who sees him is advised not to approach him, but should report online or call 101 quoting reference 1286 of 17/12.

They can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously online or call 0800 555 111.

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