Officers at Northeast Correctional Complex Seize Large Amount of Contraband

Correctional Services raids Pollsmoor prison

The National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale, conducted a raid at Pollsmoor Correctional Facility. In a structured search operation, aimed at ensuring safe and secure correctional facilities, DCS organised the raid at an unconventional time. “The evening operation focused on the Remand Section of the facility and involved an intensive search of remand detainees and sentenced offenders working i…

Officers at Northeast Correctional Complex seize large amount of contraband

Correctional officers at the Northeast Correctional Complex in Mountain City intercepted a major shipment of contraband earlier this month, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Raid at Pollsmoor Prison

A surprise raid at Pollsmoor Prison on Wednesday night has exposed serious security lapses and widespread contraband smuggling.   Led by Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale, officials seized more than 100 cellphones, 300 packets of dagga, mandrax pills, tik, and even an illegal television.   One cellphone contained WhatsApp messages linking an inmate to a known gang member outside the prison. Authorities have withheld further …

Pollsmoor prison raid exposes contraband, gang ties

A surprise raid at Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town uncovered cellphones, drugs, and evidence of gang communication, raising concerns about security breaches and corruption within the facility, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to News24, Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale led the operation on Wednesday evening, part of a nationwide effort to curb gang influence in prisons. Among the findings was a cellphone containing W…