Police identify drug syndicate links in Malaysian pilot's case
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian narcotics investigators have obtained crucial information how the Malaysia Airlines pilot arrested with drugs in Jakarta managed to clear security checks at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian narcotics investigators have identified links between a drug syndicate and Malaysia Airlines pilot arrested for drug possession at Jakarta's airport. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan revealed that the 39-year-old pilot, who was apprehended on July 28 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, cleared security checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Hussein stated that the NCID team uncovered information about local and international drug syndicates, including individuals potentially involved. The pilot was questioned for two days in Jakarta, from August 12 to 13, with the assistance of Indonesian National Police (Polri). The team received cooperation from Polri and the pilot, allowing them to understand how the suspect evaded security checks at KLIA and the financial operations of the drug syndicates in Malaysia and abroad.
The NCID has shared the pilot's information with foreign enforcement agencies to aid their investigations. The breakthrough could help investigators determine the full network behind the drugs and how they were transported from Malaysia.
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