IN PICS: Dagga, flat-screen TVs, PlayStation - Inside the 'Sun City' Prison raid
Illegal items such as money, scissors and cellphones were confiscated during a massive night raid at the Johannesburg prison.
A heavy presence of DCS officials kept a close eye on the inmates during a raid at the Johannesburg (Sun City) prison on 24 July 2024. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
The Department of Correctional Services and the South African Police Services conducted a massive night raid at ‘Sun City’ prison in Johannesburg on 24 July 2024.
The Department of Correctional Services and the South African Police Services conducted a massive night raid at the Johannesburg prison where illegal items were seized from inmates. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Inmates were called to line up against the prison courtyard wall. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Inmates lined up against the wall, ready to be searched for contraband. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A DCS official searches an inmate’s sock during the prison night raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A DCS official searches through the belongings of an inmate for illegal items. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
The K9 unit goes through an inmate’s belongings that were pulled out of a cell onto the courtyard. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A DCS official searches through the belongings of an inmate for illegal items. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A small amount of marijuana seized during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A DCS official finds a cellphone hidden in an inmate’s toiletry bag. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A K9 unit official and his dog during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
An inmate found with illegal electronics and cosmetics. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A view through a cell window of DCS and SAPS officials searching inmate living quarters. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Cells that were raided at 'Sun City' Prison are overcrowded, housing about 40 to 50 inmates in one unit. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
An inmate with raised arms returns to his cell to account for his belongings. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
DCS officials find a small container of suspicious substance during their raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
The reflection of a DCS official searching through inmate belongings, shown against a TV. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A DCS official shines a torch into cream tubs to look for suspicious substances. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
DCS officials conduct thorough inspections during the raids to find illegal items, even removing pillow covers and breaking pillow foams into pieces. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A view from the second floor of a K9 unit official with her dog waiting in the courtyard as the raid continued. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
DCS officials keep a close eye on the inmates during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
DCS officials at the entrance of one of the cells being raided - which is also where the shared bathroom for that unit is located. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
DCS officials inspect a bag of marijuana during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Inmates sit in the block corridor while their cells get raided. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Contraband confiscated from inmates during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A PlayStation console was seized during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Designer perfumes were seized during the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
Correctional Services National Commissioner Samuel Thobakgale speaks to media after the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
A K9 unit official petting his dog after the raid. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News