DANGEROUS gangster Daniel Gee who escaped from custody has been detained in Wigan, after a month’s long man hunt.

Gee, who has links to St Helens, Liverpool and Carlisle, absconded from Kirklevington Prison in Stockton-on-Tees on Monday, May 27 and extensive efforts had been ongoing to locate him since.

Earlier this month, Merseyside Police took over the investigation and yesterday, Tuesday, June 25, he was apprehended in Wigan.

Daniel Gee when he was arrested Daniel Gee when he was arrested (Image: Daniel Gee when he was arrested)

The 44-year-old is currently in police custody and will be returned to prison.

Gee was given an indefinite sentence for making threats to kill at Liverpool Crown Court in 2010, the BBC reports.

(Image: Daniel Gee arrested)

He was told by a judge that he posed a significant risk to the public.