Prison officials conduct an unannounced search to ensure the safety and security of inmates at the Empangeni Medium Correctional Centre. Prison officials are under scrutiny for potentially compromising security. Simultaneously, inmates caught with contraband face reclassification and transfer to facilities with stricter security protocols.
This message came from the Department of Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, who led a targeted and unannounced search operation at Empangeni Medium Correctional Centre in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday night. “We targeted Empangeni correctional facility because we received information of the fact that even if this facility is a medium classified facility, we still have offenders here who have contrabands that are not allowed in a correctional setting. “We found 33 cell phones, we found 50 whoonga tablets, and we found 47 packages of dagga that are ready to be sold,” Thobakgale said.
National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale leads a search operation at Empangeni Medium Correctional Centre, highlighting the fight against contraband. He said the department planned to search the facility all night, and when they finished, the facility would be clean.
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