[UPDATED] Assets of second pilot linked to arrested Malaysia Airlines pilot frozen

Police in Malaysia have frozen the bank accounts and financial assets of a second pilot arrested in connection with the seizure of RM45 million worth of drugs from a Malaysia Airlines pilot in Indonesia in July. The second pilot, who is suspected of acting as a go-between for the Malaysia Airlines pilot and a drug syndicate, will be held for 60 days under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act.

Investigators are scrutinising the pilot's bank accounts and other financial records, though the amount of money found in his accounts has not been revealed. The pilot is part of the syndicate involved in the flow of money obtained from the sale of drugs, and assisting those involved in drug trafficking, including by receiving proceeds or allowing bank accounts to be used, would be treated as involvement in drug trafficking and dealt with under drug laws.

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