IN PICS: Dagga, flat-screen TVs, PlayStation - Inside the 'Sun City' Prison raid

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