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Pilot caught with suitcase full of drugs in Indonesia
DW.com • • world
Key Points:
- A Malaysian pilot identified as MS was arrested at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport with over 70,000 ecstasy pills and methamphetamine, after flying a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur.
- Authorities found 14 bags of ecstasy and meth in his luggage, and tests showed he was under the influence of meth, MDMA, and cocaine while piloting the plane.
- The pilot allegedly smuggled the drugs at the request of an unidentified person for a reward of 50,000 ringgit ($12,240), and has been linked to previous drug trafficking activities.
- Indonesia's strict anti-drug laws could see MS face life imprisonment or the death penalty, though executions have been under a moratorium for the past decade.
- Malaysia Airlines is conducting an internal review and cooperating with authorities but has not commented further on the case.
