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How did a Malaysia Airlines pilot’s drug-filled baggage clear KLIA? Police identify person of interest

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 8/4 12:49 X
How did a Malaysia Airlines pilot’s drug-filled baggage clear KLIA? Police identify person of interest
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SHAH ALAM, Aug 4 — Federal police said today they have identified a person of interest in their investigation into how a Malaysian pilot arrested with drugs at an Indonesian...

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Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the person of interest is an airport employee in his 30s who was assigned to the security screening area through which the pilot passed.

“We will call him in for questioning and if required, make the necessary arrest,” he told a press conference at the Selangor contingent headquarters here.

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Malay Mail
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Aug 4, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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