WATCH | Prison Raid | St Albans prison officials caught out

GQEBERHA - A surprise search operation kicked off at St Albans Correctional Centre in Gqeberha early on Monday morning. 

The operation was led by Correctional Services National Commissioner, Samuel Thobakgale.

It follows several complaints over the number of killings, robberies and acts of extortion orchestrated by inmates using cell phones from within the prison. 

The commissioner says this was not a once-off operation as the department is continuously conducting similar raids at the country's prisons. 

eNCA's Nceba Ntlanganiso was there and filed this report in the video above.