Wentworth Angels founder slams video linking organisation to Cartel gang
Feeling like there is a bullet with her name on it, Williams, said she was horrified when she found out about the documentary, titled, ‘The hit that took out Durban’s biggest female drug lord.'
NO stranger to speaking out against the ongoing drug turf war and violence that plagues Wentworth, Tracey Williams, founder of Wentworth Angels, is irate after clips of her organisations feeding schemes were published in a mini documentary of notorious alleged drug dealer, Simone Jasmine.
Feeling like there is a bullet with her name on it, Williams, said she was horrified when she found out about the documentary, titled, ‘The hit that took out Durban’s biggest female drug lord,’ and had since reported the video to YouTube, while her attorney tracks down the publisher.
Jasmine, dubbed ‘Queen of the South’ after rising as the kingpin and leader of the Cartels gang in the Durban south drug underworld, was shot and killed in October 2020.
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“On November 13, I was sent the video, which had already gone viral on social media. The video focused on Jasmine and included clips that were taken from ENCA and SABC news broadcasts. A clip was also used from a video Wentworth Angels did with Carte Blanche regarding our feeding scheme. Snippets of my team and I feeding the community was shown while the narrator spoke about how Jasmine was hailed as a community hero because she would help people make ends meet with suspected drug money. This tarnishes the good work that we struggle to do every day as an organisation. It paints a picture that Wentworth Angels had been receiving money from alleged drug dealers to feed our impoverished and struggling community,” Williams said.
Angry about the repercussions the video will have on the reputation of her organisation, merely a month away from closing its doors, Williams said she hopes the person responsible for inaccurate reporting was found and held accountable.
“This is defamation to my organisation, my team and I. This affects my organisation, but more importantly, other gangs would think I was involved with the gang spoken of and that can cause me or one of my children to be hurt. The community at large knows me, my principles and what I stand for. I am not affiliated to any of the gangs in any area,” said Williams.
Although YouTube had sent an email to Williams claiming that the video, which was reported on November 15, has been removed or restricted from YouTube, the video was still live on November 21.
“According to their response, creators have the right to appeal YouTube’s decision any time after their content is removed or restricted. I hope this matter does not bring any harm to my family or my team as irresponsible reporting is a serious matter and should be treated as such,” added Williams.
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