GWENT Police is appealing for information to locate 34-year-old Jeffrey Griffiths who absconded from Prescoed Prison, Usk at approximately 10pm on 27th November.

Griffiths is described as being of medium build with short brown hair. He has tattoos on both arms.

He was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court to seven years prison for robbery in September 2013. Griffiths is not a registered sex offender but it's believed there may be a potential risk due to the fact that the individual is no longer in the custody of the prison service.

Griffiths has connections in the Swansea area and Gwent Police has activated its operational plan with the aim of locating him, and the prison is co-operating fully.

If anyone has seen Jeffrey Griffiths or has any information about his whereabouts, they are asked to ring 101 quoting log 519 27/11/14.

At the time of going to print, his location was still unknown.