Malaysian pilot detained in Jakarta, accused of smuggling RM45m drugs abroad since 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — A local airline pilot, who was arrested in Indonesia last month in connection with the discovery of drugs worth RM45 million, is believed to have smuggled...
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Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said investigations found that the 39-year-old man is believed to have used his flight schedule to transport drugs to several destinations.
“This was not the first time, because he had transported drugs to several countries on several occasions,” he said when contacted.
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- Aug 16, 2026
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