99% of Malaysia Airlines cabin crew screened, test negative for drugs
MAG president Nasaruddin A Bakar says the remaining 1% will be screened today.
The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has announced that 98.8% of its cabin crew members have been screened for drugs and tested negative. The remaining 1.2% are set to undergo screening today. MAG president and CEO Nasaruddin A Bakar stated that this is an ongoing process, including for pilots.
The screening initiative was launched following the arrest of a second Malaysia Airlines officer in Indonesia in July. In that case, the pilot was found with 25kg of ecstasy pills and 2.7g of methamphetamine and tested positive for those substances. The suspect had reportedly accepted RM50,000 to smuggle the drugs and was also found to have tested positive for methamphetamine, ecstasy, and cocaine.
Following the incident, MAG revealed on August 17 that all operationally active Malaysia Airlines pilots had tested negative for drugs.
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