Full Gallery Of Nobanda Nolubabalo’s Cocaine Dreadlocks [PICS]
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Nobanda Nolubabalo
By now you must have heard of Nobanda Nolubabalo, the 23 year-old South African who was arrested in Bangkok on Monday. She is accused of being a drug mule and was allegedly carrying 1.5kg of cocaine, hidden in her dreadlocks. Photos of customs officers searching her hair have since appeared online.
The drugs have a street value of R1,2m! The people who hired her allegedly only paid her a little over R15 000 for this “job” that could now cost her her life. This is because Thailand has some of the toughest anti-drugs laws on the planet, with judges permitted to impose the death penalty for traffickers.
Nobanda was arrested on the very same day that another South African, Janice Linden, was killed by lethal injection after she was caught in November 2008 trying to smuggle 3kg of crystal meth into the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Here are some more images of the “extraction” process:
[Source: Daily Mail]
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52 Comments
mandla
14 Dec 2011
not sorry that she will face the music,I`m happy that she will learn the hardest way.short cut they lead you to satin and the long road lead you happy and joyful life
VUYISA
14 Dec 2011
I dont know she was thinking,she is in school why sacrifice her life for only R16000,u cant even buy a car,a house,its 1-3 months worth of money for your life.I cant say I am not feeling sorry for her course I am,she does not strike me as that kind of a gal,the big fish is who we should blame for making our young people take such risks,ofcourse poverty,peer presure,life style is wat made this young gal take the risk.I just hope they atleast let her come back to us,dnt think its possible but I will keep her in my prayers.Feeling very sorry for her and her family they must be really dissapointed with her.All I can say is best of luck to her.
Marabe
14 Dec 2011
Lets pray for our south Africans. This spirit that has taken over will not only hurt the people concerned but also us as a nation. this is very painfull and I think we should stop the devil from also emberassing us like this.
mbali
14 Dec 2011
Poor, Stupid Girl…WTF!!!what was she thinking? couldn’t she negotiate for more money? how gullible is she to even believe that she’ll get 16000 when she got back…unless this is not her first time. When is South Africa executing Nigerians, Chinese, the Spanish DRUG MULES…Whose punishing them and showing no mercy!!!!! it’s sad that our government can’t provide for its own people, i bet this girl if she had a job/Opportunities here to be someone then she would have said no…..how many South Africans are unemployed? it took me 3 YEARS TO GET A JOB…WITH A DEGREE…she was the brave one, there are plenty thinking about doing the same thing. Unfortunately, job applications and studying doesn’t pay the bills.
Ihavenoideawhatyoujustsaid!
14 Dec 2011
Mandla; huh?!
I’m so hoping you are dyslexic – satin is pretty decent as far as fabric goes imho.
shadrack gadziwa
14 Dec 2011
un4tunate ausie.you will reap what you sow.why did you take chance.
Wendy Madulube
14 Dec 2011
I feel sorry for this young woman especially her family,this scenario should be the an eye opener to most of us,hope she is will not fall prey of being executed,even though by the time they release her there wont be much she’ll do and that’s if she does not die whilst serving her sentence
Proudly South African
14 Dec 2011
what a story ,She has learnt a big ,massive lesson!!!!a story to tell in her next life!what a pity, to be drawn in such a complicated situation ,yet the DRUG LORDS are out there enjoying that bit of money and corruption ,while their family leave in joy and poor child ..in the most horrible prison on earth.Must be ..the LORDS OF ALL CORRUPTION,LADIES WILLSTOP THE FREE RIDES OF LOVING CASH..CASH MADE EASY COME ,EASY GO!!WHAT A WAIST MY CHILD…SHAME ON YOU…….
muzi
14 Dec 2011
My heart bleeds for this young woman [and all the drug mules around the world]. I cannot imagine what she is going through rite now. I wish her all the best. It’s sad that she was sacrificed by the big fish… the Glen Aggliottis of this world. Poverty and lures of better things made her do such a silly mistake. I’m sure this is thee most stupid thing she’s ever done. Unfortunately she must serve time – in a foreign land. Heres what I wish could happen to her:
1. receive a fair and speedy trial
2. be sentenced appropriately [five years at the most]
3. be treated with human dignity
4. be forgiven by her family and all of those that she may have harmed through out this experience [f@ck everyone else].
5. she recoveres from this traumatic experience as quickly as possible.
she is a poor child, who made a wrong decision.
I wish you and all my country men all of the best in the foreign soil… Proudly South African!
Saberah
(@) 16 Dec 2011
Muzi, she wasn't poor. She was a model-C child whose parents paid for her education ... she wasn't a welfare child like the rest of us. Let us stop assuming that just because she's black, she's automatically poor. She was greedy for a mere R16, 000 and in that process, she would have destroyed 1000's of lives with those drugs. She deserves a very harsh sentence
Itumeleng
14 Dec 2011
Wat she dd is illegal nd wrong but she duznt deserve to die,we all need money nd get temptered @ times…..they must let her cum bck to SA nd b jailed ths side…..
Name wtf?
(@) 21 Dec 2011
really? okay, let Shireen Dewani (who is wanted for trial for taking a hit out on his wife) also serve his time in the UK.
HLENGIWE SKOSANA
14 Dec 2011
you got what you deserved. what made you think you will succeed i mean like really don’t china. there are no rights for criminals like you. money isn’t everything. i have no symphathy for you
nandis
14 Dec 2011
my heart breaks for her, she is so young, it makes me realise that people will do anything for money. i can’t help wonder what was going through her mind when she accepted to do this, and what led her to that decision. All i can do is pray for her, if Jesus forgave me of my sins, His grace and mercy is sufficient for her as well and therefore i cannot condemn her.
Lesego and Thami
14 Dec 2011
R16 000 can do this to your life eish.
Lerato aka LOVERS
14 Dec 2011
We are serving a LORD of second chances. We like to get second chances ourself but we are to quick to judge. I feel sorry for the youn girl. She must put her trust in the LORD. “Nothing can seperate us from the love of GOD”
Eric
14 Dec 2011
I am deeply touched. May she find comfort in the lord.
Thats all i can say.
Itee
14 Dec 2011
We all have our mistakes…sh dd hers & sure she will learn frm it. Lets nt b judges,only God will judge her,bt being the the Father 2 all of us,im sure He has alrdy forgven her,so, who ar we!!
ndumza
14 Dec 2011
The most sad part is her parents who have done every thing to give her a brighter future and instead making become the best she destroyed her life over a lousy R15000. But looking to another side of the story, this is the realty young people of SA are facing, your parents spend every penny they have to give you the best education with the hope that you will have a brighter future. After getting your degree or diploma you become unemployed. Our government keeps on encouraging young people that education is the key to success,but with the empty promises our government makes, you are left with no choice but to take anything that will bring you money so that you can survive
sicho
15 Dec 2011
My heart bleeds for this poor girl,may the LORD loosen those chains like he did to PETER when he was imprisoned byKING HEROD -ACTS 12 verses 1-19 lets keep praying until the day of her release ,lets not rub salt and pepper to the wound through our disheartening comments please, we all make mistakes, may the LORD set her free and allow her a second chance- poor NOBU’S mother, i wish you a speedy recovery and for the whole family, i join you in prayers, nothing is impossible with GOD.
jk
15 Dec 2011
one small mistake for a young lady but one more big lesson to all of struggling to survive ———————-having long hair is not a ticket to riches
sean
15 Dec 2011
well she is young and when u are young u try do some crazy things without thinking of the consequences. i once did some things when i was 21 ( now i am 32yrs) which could have gotten me in a similar situation but i did not get caught and i did it not just for the cash but the thrill and i guess it was due to immaturity.
so i guess a young mind will always be a curious mind , we should not
under estimate the influence of music & movies
Sam
15 Dec 2011
There is no such thing as a quick buck!! May all the South Africans thinking of smuggling drugs into our country take a lesson. How many lives would these drugs have ruined had she made it back to South Africa? Yes we will pray for her but brothers and sisters, remember that no sin goes unpunished!! Even God knows that we are not perfect but that does not exempt us from punishment. Only God can help her now.
Lulu
15 Dec 2011
She is 23 and not a child. She obviously is a greedy young woman who doesnt want to earn money the hard way like most of us do. She will get exactly what she deserves.
I don’t feel sorry for her at all.
prudance
15 Dec 2011
pls SA we need to learn to forgive, as for our government it is failing us everyday. it should please remove all this foreigners in our country . how many crimes did they commit in our country but get away with it so y are we not safe in theirs.they come to our country n get better jobs than us what is it that we should do. our Government needs to stand up and protect us against this pple and help this poor gel, God can only help those who help themselves. this can happen to your sister, brother, mother and father we cant ignore it, and stop judging.
prudance
15 Dec 2011
this when we should know the importance of our government. i feel very sorry for her. all foreigners should leave our country they are now in charge of our land that is y things like this will never stop.
Name vinny
15 Dec 2011
lulu dnt say that coz one day it will be u as we knw that we are people we make mistakes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mayb u’l even do worse than her
Michelle
(@) 18 Dec 2011
How dumb must you be to classify her action as a mistake.
She clearly knew the consequences of her actions but was to greedy and overcrowded by her love for money to think. I mean putting the drugs in her hair was premeditated plan. No way she just woke up with dreads.
I'm sorry but I'm glad she got caught and she deserves any punishment she receives.
I also blame her parents, raise your children with morals and integrity so that they can make the right choices in life.
nono
15 Dec 2011
they must give her a lessen not a death sentence.
i wish god can have messy on her.
people of mzansi short cuts dont pay.
long way,long life
muso
15 Dec 2011
instant rich, competitions among youth and lust r driving de youth crazy, the results of such action r often oppressed by the thoughts of getting rich quickly. Anything can happen to anybody, Jesus is Lord of second chance.
Duma Nzimande
16 Dec 2011
The Nigerians who are using our Children are enjoying them suffer,what is the Government saying now?
patti
17 Dec 2011
@ Prudence leave the foreigners out of this, No1 forced her to do what she did its not only foreigners who r spoiling our country but stupid ppl like her. Is glen aglioty a foreigner??? Don’t think so this girl just need a quick way to make money.. Like my own mom use to tell me and my other siblings Easy come Easy Go that why we work hard to be where we are today. She has failed a lot of young south african girls because of her stupidity and greed what is 15000 for goodness sake out of 1,2 million????
Geneza
17 Dec 2011
So unfortunate. And o montle.
APHELELE
17 Dec 2011
WOW SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS WE MUST STAND UP FOR OUR COUNTRY THESE (FUCKEN NIGERIANS ) ARE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY AND OUR YOUTH,MNA I FEEL SORRY FOR THIS POOR GIRL FOR SURE THE REASON WHY SHE DID WHAT SHE DID WAS BECAUSE OF PEER PRESSURE,POVERTY AND NOT HAVING MUCH INFORMATION,SOORY FOR HER KODWA UNESIBINDI,THINKING THAT IVE BEEN TRYING TO GO OVERSEAS TO WORK FOR MY FAMILY AND HAVE MY OWN FREEDOM IN LIFE,NEVER THOUGHT OF TAKING THE SHORT CUT,DAMN HOW MUCH IS 16.000,IT WORTH ONLY A DAY.SOORY NTOMBAZANA
Tshidi
18 Dec 2011
@Michelle from the little that I’ve read her parents did the best they could, sent her to a good school, made sure she went to uni, her grandmother lamented on how disappointed she was, none of her other kids have ever being in trouble. I feel it’s unfair to place the blame on them when they did their best and the minute she was no longer under their control she strayed, much like other kids, unfortunately she strayed too far to be saved.
I had no idea that we were an unforgiving people. There’s no denying this girl lost it in the worst way, but at the end of the day she’s human and the reality of her situation is dire, she was headed for trouble and boy did she get it. Regardless of my disappointment in her, I truly feel sorry for her, she gambled with her life, played the wrong and lost, but she’s still someone’s child and no parent to go through that pain, I can just imagine how difficult it must have been for them to watch that video, I don’t know the girl, but GOD!!!
morris
18 Dec 2011
I feel sorry for this young gal,m sure she has learnt a lesson 16000 its not sumthing u can risk your for.wher is she nw,shez has lost evrythin, let’s pray for her pliz
Nobubele
18 Dec 2011
The truth is life is precious in the eys of God. We all make wrong choices once in our lives! Yes she didn’t foresee what her greed would bring her as there are dark forces in this life that entice us, the power to resist differs from person to person. The enemy is not the world but the choices we must live with once all is revealed. Perhaps she wanted to opt out we will never know. May she find God’s mercy and learn that there are two roads and one always leads to death! Jesus please help this soul as she is faced with the shame she caused and she feels! Be with her parents and hold them close to You! Help our nation to fear you so we canm raise our kids in wisdom and in truth! There is life after death through the salvation offered by Christ, I don’t hate you, I hope you will find peace. People of our nation, in all our communities do we question our children who don’t work when they bring hope expensive goodies? Are we not to blame that at times we tend to blame and not start acting against crime in our homes! Let’s start with our families so that they can uphold the teachings they learn from us! Be the change you want to see in the world…
michelle
19 Dec 2011
@tshidi,
I’m sorry my parents brought me up exactly like that andnow the difference between right and wrong.
I am a realist. Those drugs would have ended up with the youth eventually and ended many lifes. Crime does not pay and she deserves to be punished.
I’m basing my assumption on her actions not on articles praising her upbringing. She needs to used as an example to all them gold digging woman in SA( yes I said it) there is a price to pay.
sboh
19 Dec 2011
she must assist with the police to capture da big fish!! God have messy on hercartoonist
Jonathan Shapiro in The Star on Monday
nkululeko
19 Dec 2011
She was desperate maybe , I don’t knw but .. She was suppose to punished this side , cause cause bangkok don’t let they people die everywhere .government should play his role
nlonco
30 Dec 2011
im feeling sorry for her becouse after 3 years in jail bazombulala ngelethal injection,If i was her iwas ask forgiveness to God Almighty and to the familys of drug victims,sorry Babsie shame.
nolonco proudly Xhosa
30 Dec 2011
i feel so sorry for her becouse they going to kill after 3 years in jail,im praying to God that won’t happen,
Wisdom .D.
05 Jan 2012
Whateva they said about nigerians, it’s ok. I’m a nigerian, i dont do drug, i dont even know it, i’ve warn people 2 bcarfull of them. Well, i feel very sory 4 nobabalo, anyone who dont feel bad 4 her have no soul.. It’s poverty & ignorant, bcos 2 he R16000 is a lot of money bcos she may not even know how much de drug dey put on her hair cost. Lets pray 4 her pls. She must reveal 2 de authorities who send her and let de peson b nabd.
Megan
17 Jan 2012
Its shocking to see that south africans don’t stick together. Who cares about what she did and why she did it, we should concern ourselves with getting her back to south africa and then of course punishing her. She is human, we all make mistakes! We must remember that most drug mules are coerced into doing it, we don’t know in what situation she was nor what her emotional state is! I feel unbelievably sorry for her! Yes, we know the consequences to our actions yet we all take a risk, like drinking and driving or even using our phones while driving, some consequences are bigger than others. I truely hope that our government is able to help her more than they helped Janice Brownyn Linden! Nobanda and her family are in my thoughts and I truely hope that this lesson doesn’t cost her her life! You are in my prayers!
Tracey
29 Jan 2012
my heart goes out for her, as a mother of five children i can visionlise her parents face to see what they are going through. Please i am asking you people out there to pray for her and stop in the name of the lord writing bad words about her, she is only a child whom as never had any experience about life and the any knowledge of drug or what she was getting her self into.
fuck all
08 Feb 2012
Who are you to judge others, dont we all have skeletons of our own? dont we all make mistakes? Ofcourse we do and the sad part is that they differ in size and consequence. She was naive, and she is learning her lesson as we speak and she still is going to face the music. I really do not understand some people at times, but hey we can never choose what people say, but atleast we can choose how we take and recieve what people say to us or about us. I love her to bits as she is so dear to my heart cause i know her in and out and is my blood and i really dont care what people think nor say, but hey God is there and i will not stop praying till i see progress even in the wrong that she has done, coz to me shes not a stranger but my dearest older sister and no one can do or say anything to change that. To me she still is and always will be my sister and i certainly do not want to see her suffer in any kinda way and yes what she did was wrong and i think she knows that by now. “MY BEAUTIFUL SIS, REMAIN STRONG, FOR THE LORD HAS SENT HIS ANGELS TO WATCH OVER YOU AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE TOUGH TIME YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, HE WILL DEVINELY INTERVENE AND WILL MAKE A MIRACLE OUT OF THIS BAD ORDEAL AND YOU WILL BE A LIVING TESTIMONY OF HIM BEING REAL!” ( I LOVE YOU SIS AND WILL FOREVER LOVE YOU AND I PRAY THAT GOD KEEPS ME TILL YOUR RETURN TO MNA, UMAMA WAKHO UHONJISWA, UR GRAN UNOMANDLA AND YOUR LIL SIS USESONA)
de
16 Feb 2012
“fuck all” who are u to judge aswell. what a hypocrite , u judging ppl aswell ,everyone has A RYT TO voice out dear ,as u are aswell . but i dearly understand the anger ,u need to be healed aswell. SHAME to ugamawam but take ths as a learning curve.
simza
16 Feb 2012
There’s no day that passes without me thinking about this fellow South African stuck in a foreign country, under foreign laws, language and all sorts of torture. True that “to err is human, to forgive its divine”. Who are we to judge? We all make mistakes, small and big, some goes unnoticed and some explode in our hands and we pay the price for them…. I will not judge her but will pray that whatever happens “GOD’s Will be Done”.
Betty
24 Feb 2012
Yes, we all make mistakes at one point or another, and we learn from those mistakes. What Nobanda did was wrong, ignorance has no defence, lets pray that she can only get a lenient sentence. I pray for the parents, this is the most difficult time for them, may you find comfort from the Dear Lord and continue praying and hoping that you will meet your dear daughter again…
CHUMA SINGALAKHA
13 Mar 2012
am filing so sory you my dear morespecial your family who are watting for u tocome a bread winner. hpeful pple learn a lesson frm ths.w keep prayng for u dear.
wow
22 Mar 2012
can sumbdy tel me hws ha case going woww wat a shame to this poor lil gal
Sbusiso Mqolo
21 Apr 2012
Feel sorry I hope she will learn from her mistake.
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