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Whoonga is a blend of detergent powder, rat poison and crushed antiretroviral drugs that are distributed free to HIV patients.

The drug is commonly used in many townships, particularly in and around Durban, and has proved to be popular among young people.

Provincial police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane said a mob went to the house of the man suspected of selling whoonga to young people.

"When they arrived at this house they set it alight. They then went to two other houses where they took out mattresses and burnt them.

"It is reported that they then came across a man, whom they badly assaulted. The man is in critical condition in hospital," Zwane said.

He said a case of public violence was being investigated and no arrests had yet been made.

Zwane warned the community not to take the law into their own hands.

"If they know or have information on people selling whoonga or involved in any criminal activities, they must report them to the police because by taking the law into their own hands they are breaking the law and would be arrested," Zwane said.

A member of the community, who, however, refused to be named, said they were fed-up with people who were "destroying the lives of children" in the area.

"This drug is destroying our young people and we cannot sit and fold our hands when people are selling it like it's nobody's business.

"We know that by acting in the manner we did (taking law into own hands) we broke the law, but we could no longer take it," he said.

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Mar 8, 2011

TeeKaay

People are fed up and police is only concerned about arresting them, they should look at the issue at hand here...
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Mar 8, 2011

MtshepaRepa

What the hell are the police going to do...???

Take the dealers money??
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Mar 8, 2011

MMAMGOBOZI

this whoonga is distroying our kids , and the police are doing nothing about it so peoples justice is the best atleast the remaining drug dealers will now fear for their lives and stop selling those nonsence to our kids.
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Mar 8, 2011

vat'nsit

people justice its good cuase police are doing nothing to criminals maybe they are sharing the money from criminals
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Mar 8, 2011

mcatum

Some parents are responsible for this they let their kids kill them self by doing drugs and that will lead them to doing crime.
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Mar 8, 2011

Phuphethakatha

It's sad that communities have to resort to mob justice to get the attention of the authorities. Even then, the police will still arrest the victims and not the culprits. Flipping sucks....
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Mar 8, 2011

QueenB

Whoonga is a blend of detergent powder, rat poison and crushed antiretroviral drugs...WTF...shuuu sum ppl are seriously brave n of course no wonder they act they way they do whn high on tis crap...

I dnt blame communities for going the mob jus way honestly coz these ppl are only arrested to be released n they continue sellin tis poison to young kids...
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Mar 8, 2011

Sgandy

well then the POLICE must be seen to be doing something about this..they dont really care about issues like Wonga and Nyaope is it because these two have not much value like,mandrax,cocaine, and cannabis..lots of lives were wrecked by these two cheap drug...much as am not pro vigilantes but this are desperate times calling for desperate meaures..atleast one drug dealewr off our streets.
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Mar 8, 2011

letsetse

LACK OF HOPE AND BEING DISPONDENT LEADS TO DEATH WISH' GIVE ME HOPE JOHANNA'
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Mar 8, 2011

JnrJack

If the police can't do it better we will do it smater!Jrrrr! am loving this community they did a pleasant job!Communities should mobilize each and erradicated crime, theft, rape and every shit way from their societies, it's either they assault, assasinate or whatever they feel. None has the right treating ppl in unacceptable way!This is a good move, ppl please don't take shit, bit the fcuker laat hy maal!At some pointing time, community by my kasi was damn out of control that our nearest SAPS station called a back-up from nearby stations the way ppl where pissed off!Communities should do it themselves!

BIG UPS on you the-Magabheni's
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