of south african caught at thai airport with 1.5kg cocaine in her hair

23-year-old South African Nolubabalo "Babsi" Nobanda was caught at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport by Thai authorities for trying to smuggle 1.5 kg of cocaine, valued at $150000, matted in her hair.


Nobanda Nolubabalo was caught smuggling cocaine in her dreadlocks [photo via Arbroath]


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South African woman caught smuggling drugs in her dreadlocks