Another Malaysian pilot arrested over Jakarta drug syndicate probe, says Bukit Aman
KUALA SELANGOR, Sept 9 — Another local pilot has been arrested to assist in investigations in connectio...
A Malaysian pilot, in his 30s, has been apprehended by the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) as part of an investigation into an international drug trafficking syndicate, according to Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, the NCID director. The suspect was detained on Monday, September 7, in the Klang Valley and is alleged to have been handling the proceeds of drug sales.
This is the seventh individual arrested in connection with the probe, with the pilot allegedly linked to the syndicate through information obtained from a 39-year-old co-pilot, who was arrested in Jakarta in July. The co-pilot was seized at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with an estimated RM45 million worth of drugs.
Additional arrests were made on August 21 as part of Op Melanoplus, resulting in the seizure of various drugs and the charging of nine suspects, including two women.
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