Convicted South African drug mule, Nolubabalo "Babsie" Nobanda, has returned home after eight years in a Thailand prison. ...
Convicted South African drug mule, Nolubabalo
"Babsie" Nobanda, has returned home after eight years in a Thailand
prison.
Nobanda was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in
December 2011 after getting off a Qatar Airways flight when approximately 1.5kg
of cocaine, with an estimated street value of R1.2m was found in her dreadlocks.
She told Thailand authorities at the time of her arrest
that she had been hired to deliver the drugs to a customer at a hotel in Initially sentenced to 30 years in prison, Nobanda's
sentence was first halved and then reduced by a further two-and-a-half years in
May.
"I want to thank all South Africans for their support
over the past eight years. It hasn't been easy, but I just want to thank my
country for their love, support and prayers. I'm back home and I'm back
stronger."
Nobanda was released from prison in late August, after
which she was transferred to an Immigration Detention Centre where she
underwent more administrative processing.
"I'm back!" said Nolubabalo "Babsie" Nobanda shortly after she landed at the Port Elizabeth International Airport this evening.— Zizonke R^ven MaY̶̲̅ (@zizonke_intombi) September 19, 2019
Babsie was met by her family and friends. Cc @HeraldPE #NolubabaloNobanda pic.twitter.com/0127pcarmO
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