No inside help: Pilot acted alone in KLIA security breach before Jakarta drug arrest
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Airlines pilot arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling acted alone in bypassing security checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), said Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan.
A Malaysian pilot arrested in Indonesia for suspected drug smuggling acted independently when he bypassed security checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, according to Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. Preliminary investigations found no indication of any insider assistance or collusion that aided the suspect in evading airport security.
This conclusion came after interrogations conducted by a special task force from Bukit Aman in Jakarta. Hussein stated that the pilot acted alone in circumventing security measures. However, the exact method used by the suspect to bypass the screening process remains undisclosed to prevent compromising the ongoing investigation.
On July 28, the 39-year-old pilot was apprehended at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta with 15 packets containing approximately 70,000 capsules believed to be ecstasy and methamphetamine, weighing around 25kg and estimated to be worth RM45 million. Indonesian authorities revealed that the pilot had been offered RM50,000 to serve as a courier for the shipment.
Interrogations in Jakarta also uncovered broader international and domestic drug syndicate operations connected to the suspect, who has provided information about several syndicates operating in Malaysia and other countries, including Indonesia. Police will further investigate the involvement of other network members, including financial trails related to the illicit drug trade.
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