Drug Mules
latest news & developments
Africa’s busiest airport has a drug problem
A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport
Hope dwindles for women imprisoned in Thailand for drug trafficking
Govt seems reluctant to agree to allow South Africans sentenced abroad to serve part of their sentences at home. Hazel Friedman reports on two cases.
Drug mule’s mom thought she was headed to Brazil
Drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda told her mother she would be out of the country, but not in Thailand — she said she was headed for Brazil for vacation.
Philippines warns drug lords using Facebook
International crime syndicates are increasingly using social networking sites such as Facebook to lure Filipinos into becoming drug mules.
Transcript errors halt Cwele case
Errors in transcripts of intercepted telephone calls on Tuesday halted the drug trafficking trial of Sheryl Cwele.
Prison ticket
The <em>M&G</em> speaks to three women who are serving time at a Johannesburg prison after being arrested for drug smuggling.