At least 8,000 cellphones, 45kg worth of dagga and more than R100,000 were confiscated from SA prisons during the festive period.
These figures were announced during the department of correctional services DCS press conference held in Pretoria on Monday.
According to DCS, 5,592 searches were conducted by 59,310 correctional officials across all prisons in the country, with Gauteng accounting for 56 of the raids, while no escapes were recorded.
