Whistle blower cleans out drug house

Cherlyn Tshabangu, a local whistle blower, evicted the occupants of a drug house in Luipaard Street to make space for a house of hope and change.

Cherlyn is the driving force behind Asilweni Cleaning Streets and has after many months of negotiations received a house to rent in Luipaard Street after it has been hijacked by foreign nationals.

Armed with tins of paint and a heart of hope, Cherlyn and her volunteers entered the property on 23 Luipaard Street and evicted 15 illegal squatters which were made up by five drug dealing pimps and 10 girls.

Arriving at the property, Cherlyn and her crew immediately jumped in to clean the property and put a fresh coat of paint on the walls, symbolising a new start. A mountain of furniture were left piled on the pavement after Cherlyn and her team were finished.

This house will become the offices of the organisation where they plan to do counseling and present various workshops relating to human trafficking, drugs abuse and prostitution.

Cherlyn is also working on a X-rated Drug Free campaign which will see the residents in this area show their support for a drug free community by means of purchasing a sign board with a special message on which is to be placed on their exterior walls.

The houses without these boards will then obviously be those residents who do not support Cherlyn’s cause and who possibly have other motives for living in the area.

Other projects on the cards are Drugs Anonymous meetings, and a support center with after school programs.

However on arrival at the property, the News was welcomed warmly by four drunk foreigners who first attempted to sell drugs to the News’ journalist.

After the journalist was formally introduced to the foreign nationals, they quickly isolated themselves and continued to drink openly on the pavement as they tried to make arrangements to relocate their furniture.

The News was then taken on an exclusive tour through the house which was filled with rubbish, used condoms and drug paraphernalia.

The once beautiful house with pressed ceilings and wooden window frames now had holes on the wooden floors and was completely stripped of light switches and plugs.

One of the rooms were renovated into two sections with pressed wood panels to possibly make space for more businesses.

Cherlyn however said that the drug dealers and pimps in the area pose no threat to her and the organisation as they are out to clean the streets.

“Warning: clients, druggies and corrupt cops, we are watching you,” she said.

She would like to invite the community and local businesses to take hands with her in her mission to clean up the streets of this drug infested area.

For more information contact Cherlyn on 081 825 3194 or find her on Facebook under Asilweni Cleaning Streets.

Related article:

•Resident walks the streets to save victims of human trafficking

•Marching against drugs and prostitution

•Plan of action in place to fight drugs