This is the dramatic moment a prisoner makes a brazen escape through a metal gate.<br /><br />Adirek Chompoonot, 36, was being transferred in shackles to a courthouse in Nan province, Thailand, on March 8. <br /><br />The crook - awaiting a drugs trial - unpicked the ankle locks and spotted an unlocked metal gate before pushing past two cops.<br /><br />CCTV captured the moment officers pounced on Adirek who then slipped through their grasp and jumped on a waiting motorcycle. But after a police manhunt, the fugitive was spotted driving a red Mazda and caught following a chase.<br /><br />Deputy Superintendent Utai Wongkhamsaen said authorities had now launched a probe into how the prisoner escaped. <br /><br />He said: ''We're searching for an accomplice because we know that after the escape somebody helped the fugitive. He was able to use a mobile phone and acquire fire-arms.''
