PICS | Drugs, Cellphones and Sharp Objects Found in Surprise Raid at Pollsmoor Prison

Drugs, phones seized in surprise Pollsmoor prison raid

Prison officials confiscated contraband, including drugs, cellphones, cash, routers, digital accessories and sharp objects

Officials seize drugs and cellphones in Pollsmoor prison raid

Correctional Services officials, led by National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale, carried out a surprise raid at Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in the Western Cape on Saturday night. Authorities conducted the operation over the Easter weekend as part of a nationwide crackdown on contraband in prisons. Search teams have already seized drugs, cellphones, chargers and sharp objects from several cells during the ongoing operation. The raid follows…

PICS | Drugs, cellphones and sharp objects found in surprise raid at Pollsmoor prison

A joint search and seizure operation at Cape Town's Pollsmoor prison has led to the confiscation of various contraband items.

Pollsmoor prison raid finds TV, frying pan and contraband items as South Africans blame officials

A surprise raid at the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility led to the discovery of drugs, cash and cellphones, but also a TV and frying pan, sparking a debate online.

Pollsmoor Raid Uncovers Drugs, Cellphones and Contraband in Surprise Operation

A surprise Easter Weekend evening raid at Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in Cape Town has uncovered a stash of illegal items, in an operation led by National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale. The Department of Correctional Services is responsible for managing South Africa’s correctional system, overseeing facilities like Pollsmoor. This includes making sure inmates are securely housed and that daily o…

Commissioner Thobakgale Leads surprise Easter raid at Pollsmoor Prison

By Marcus Moloko This weekend, National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Makgothi Thobakgale, led an unannounced search operation at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre in Cape Town. The raid formed part of a broader Easter weekend crackdown aimed at eliminating contraband and reinforcing discipline inside South Africa’s prisons. The operation was carried out by the DCS Emergency Support Team (EST) in collaboration with …