Controversial businessman Vusimusi CAT Matl ala has been found with a cellphone inside his cell at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Services in Pretoria.
The Correctional Services Department says this happened at the weekend .
It has led to Matlala being moved to the C-Max section of the prison and is considered a high-risk inmate.
Matlala is facing attempted murder charges and is now linked to alleged corruption involving the Police Ministry.
Matlalas name has hogged headlines following the explosive revelations by KwaZulu -Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about Matlalas alleged links to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.