Police arrest 2nd pilot in Indonesian drug smuggling case
The Malaysian pilot in his 30s was arrested in the Klang Valley two days ago, say police.
Policing authorities in Indonesia have apprehended a second pilot linked to a drug smuggling case involving a Malaysia Airlines pilot arrested in July, according to the Federal narcotics crime investigation department director, Hussein Omar Khan.
The 39-year-old Malaysian pilot, who was previously arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta for allegedly carrying 25kg of ecstasy pills and 2.7g of methamphetamine, was apprehended in the Klang Valley two days ago. This brings the total number of individuals arrested in Malaysia in connection with the case to seven.
Khan revealed that the second pilot worked for a different airline than the first one arrested. He stated that investigations have uncovered the involvement of the second pilot in the flow of funds between a syndicate and the other pilot. This information was reported by Harian Metro today.
On August 11, police began questioning the 39-year-old pilot, who was held for 15 days prior to his arrest.
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