Indonesian authorities grant Malaysian police access to question pilot in Jakarta drug probe
SUBANG: Federal police investigators dispatched to Jakarta have been granted access by Indonesian authorities to question a Malaysian pilot detained on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Indonesian authorities have granted Malaysian police access to question a Malaysian pilot detained in Jakarta on suspicion of drug trafficking. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed that the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) team has been permitted to interview the suspect. NCID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan briefed Saifuddin on the matter, stating that Indonesian authorities have given permission for the interview to take place.
The investigation is ongoing and investigators are being allowed sufficient time to complete their task. Saifuddin also mentioned that plans to strengthen security controls at airports will be discussed in the upcoming Cabinet meeting. On July 28, a 39-year-old Malaysian pilot was arrested at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after a search uncovered 15 large packages containing a total of 70,114 ecstasy and methamphetamine pills in his luggage.
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