Malaysian pilot detained in Jakarta, accused of smuggling RM45m drugs abroad since 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — A local airline pilot, who was arrested in Indonesia last month in connection with the disc...

A Malaysian pilot, 39 years old, has been detained in Jakarta following allegations of smuggling drugs worth RM45 million out of the country since 2024, according to Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. The suspect allegedly used his flight schedule to transport drugs to multiple destinations, with the NCID discovering his activities during an interrogation in Jakarta.

The suspect's tactics of evading stringent checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are believed to have been carried out alone, without any assistance from an "insider", according to Khan. The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is currently tracking down the remaining members of the drug trafficking syndicate involved, tracing the flow of proceeds, and sharing information with international drug enforcement agencies.

The suspect will undergo the legal process in Indonesia, and no extradition request will be made, as previously stated by Khan. The investigation was assisted by the Indonesian National Police (POLRI), with the interrogation of the suspect concluding on August 14.

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