SA woman
hid cocaine in dreadlocks
Bangkok - A South African woman was arrested at Bangkok's
international airport after police said they found 1.5kg of cocaine
hidden in her dreadlocks, a news report said on Tuesday.
Nobanda Nolubabalo, 23, was searched on Monday when police said
they noticed a white substance in her hair shortly after she stepped off
a Qatar Airways flight that originated in San Paulo and flew through
Qatar to Suvarnabhumi Airport, the Bangkok Post said.
The search uncovered 1.5kg of cocaine with a street value of 4.5
million baht (about R1.2 million) hidden in her dreadlocks, authorities
said.
Police said the suspect admitted smuggling the drug and said she
had been hired for 60 000 baht to deliver it to a customer at a hotel in
Bangkok. - Sapa-dpa
