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South African woman (23) caught trying to smuggle 1.5 kilograms of cocaine in her dreadlocks

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A South African woman was caught trying to smuggle 1.5 kilograms of cocaine in her dreadlocks on a flight to Bangkok, it was reported today.


South African Nobanda Nolubabalo, 23, was arrested and held in Thailand's capital yesterday after customs officers allegedly noticed a suspicious white substance in her hair.


Officials later carried out a search and discovered she had allegedly matted the Class A drug into her dreadlocks before boarding a flight from Brazil.


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Arrested: South African Nobanda Nolubabalo held at customs in Bangkok

Arrested: South African Nobanda Nolubabalo held at customs in Bangkok as police check her dreadlocks

Thailand's Bangkok Post reported that the smuggled cocaine had a street value of £93,000 (4.5 million baht).


The newspaper reported: 'Authorities found something unusual about her dreadlocks.


'A search found traces of white substance which turned out to be cocaine.


'A total of 1.5kg of cocaine was found hidden in her hair.'


Nolubabalo was today being held in custody after being held at Bangkok's international Suvarnabhumi Airport as she disembarked a Qatar Airways flight which had come from Sao Paolo via Doha.


Testing: Officials carried out a search and discovered she had allegedly matted the Class A drug into her dreadlocks

Testing: Officials carried out a search and discovered she had allegedly matted the Class A drug into her dreadlocks 




The evidence: Officials laid the cocaine matted dreadlocks on a table in Bangkok customs for testing

The evidence: Officials laid the cocaine matted dreadlocks on a table in Bangkok customs for testing

The Bangkok Post reported that the suspect had allegedly admitted trying to smuggle the drug and claimed she had done so after being hired to work as a drug mule by a Thailand-based businessman for £1,200 (60,000 baht).



Thailand has some of the toughest anti-drugs laws on the planet, with judges permitted to impose the death penalty for traffickers.  


The South African's arrest follows the execution of another South African citizen this week for drug smuggling in China.


Janice Linden, 38, was killed by lethal injection on Monday after she was caught in November 2008 trying to smuggle 3kg of crystal meth into the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.


South Africa's president Jacob Zuma appealed unsuccessfully to the Chinese government to commute the sentence before she was put to death in prison.


Tough law: Thailand has some of the toughest anti-drugs laws on the planet, with judges permitted to impose the death penalty for traffickers

Tough law: Thailand has some of the toughest anti-drugs laws on the planet, with judges permitted to impose the death penalty for traffickers



Drug mule: The South African woman was only paid £1,200 to smuggle the cocaine, which had a street value of £93,000

Drug mule: The South African woman was only paid £1,200 to smuggle the cocaine, which had a street value of £93,000




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2073456/Woman-caught-smuggling-1-5kg-cocaine-dreadlocks-flight-Bangkok.html#ixzz1gQRgjSGg
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Anonymous user 12 years
Why put yourelf in such a shameful mess sisi??
Anonymous user 12 years
thoz guys will kill you my dear, never play any games in thoz territories
Anonymous user 12 years
for a measly 1200 pounds you put yourself into such a mess, you are so young, an education could have given you a job that pays you that much in a month, very intellectually challenged you are!!!
Anonymous user 12 years
It's a rampant crime. So many African, African Carribean, African American, and whites and browns caught up in it. You only have to watch "Nothing to declare", "Imprisoned Abroad" etc. Absolutely sad for this young lady to have become caught up in this scourge.
Anonymous user 12 years
she was tryna get paid
Anonymous user 12 years
I most certainly dont feel sorry for the girl because she knew the consequences of what she was doing and she is just a small fish in a big pond full of sharks they can execute her as well for all I care because they execute thousands of our children and family's dreams through these drugs.
Anonymous user 12 years
I AM SORY SISTA FOR THAT.SHAM ON YOU BY ......
Anonymous user 11 years
why your an angel who got caught in the devils manipulation has he as so many of his helpers left here xxx
Anonymous user 11 years
Sister you will learn from life, everybody makes mistakes. Thailand was dealing with Apartheid when you was growing up and contribut to prevent you from education and right. Thailand contribute to a crime against humanity.
Anonymous user 10 years
This is upset...
Anonymous user 10 years
Your dead lethal injection is coming your way you gonna need the world best lawyer to get you at least 80 years in prison
Anonymous user 10 years
I feel bad for her. But she knew he risk.
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